Chimeric receptor therapy

ABSTRACT

A non-naturally occurring polynucleotide encoding a miRNA that inhibits the expression of an immune checkpoint protein. The polynucleotide may further encode a chimeric receptor, a cytokine, and/or a cell tag. A vector comprising the aforementioned polynucleotide. A modified immune effector cell comprising the aforementioned polynucleotide. Compositions and kits comprising the aforementioned polynucleotide and/or cell. A method for treating a subject suffering from a disease or disorder, comprising administering the aforementioned cell to a subject in need thereof. The use of the aforementioned cell in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a disease or disorder. A method for the detection of a disease or disorder associated with the overexpression of an antigen in a subject. A method for the treatment of a disease or disorder comprising the serial administration of polynucleotides encoding a chimeric antigen receptor or a cell comprising the same.

REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING

The instant application contains a Sequence Listing which has beensubmitted electronically in ASCII format and is hereby incorporated byreference in its entirety. Said ASCII copy, created on Jan. 10, 2022, isnamed 75594-348568_SL.txt and is 579,627 bytes in size.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) cell and T cell receptor (TCR)therapies have recently undergone rapid development and have been shownto successfully direct killing of tumor cells. Such therapies are, forexample, useful in treating autoimmune disorders and cancers. Indeed,several targets for such therapies have been identified to date,including but not limited to CD19, CD33, BCMA, CD44, α-Folate receptor,CAIX, CD30, ROR1, CEA, EGP-2, EGP-40, HER2, HER3, Folate-bindingProtein, GD2, GD3, IL-13R-a2, KDR, EDB-F, mesothelin, CD22, EGFR, Folatereceptor α, Mucins such as MUC1, MUC4 or MUC16, MAGE-A1, h5T4, PSMA,TAG-72, EGFR, CD20, EGFRvIII, CD123 or VEGF-R2. Among these, CD19, CD33,MUC1, MUC16, and ROR1 have shown particular promise as targets forimmunotherapy.

CD19 is an attractive target for immunotherapy due to several factors.It is expressed on a variety of B cell lymphomas and leukemias and onnormal B cells, but it is not found on hematopoietic stem cells, plasmacells, and other healthy tissues. In addition, CD19 has a broaderexpression profile than that of CD20, which is the target of monoclonalantibody therapies such as rituximab, and it is thought to be a bettertarget for antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) compared with CD20, whichsuffers from inefficient internalization. CD19 has also been shown to beexpressed in cases where monoclonal antibody treatment (e.g., rituximab)is ineffective due to CD20 downregulation or other factors.Additionally, because CD19-targeting agents have a mode of action thatis distinct from that of anti-CD20 antibodies, they could complementexisting monoclonal antibody regimens.

CD33 is an attractive target for immunotherapy due to its highexpression in cancer and minimal expression in healthy adult tissues.CD33 is overexpressed on myeloid leukemia and leukemic stem cells. CD33is overexpressed in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which is the mostcommon acute leukemia in adults. 85 to 90% of AML patients showexpression of CD33 on blast cells. CD33 is also overexpressed inmyelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), which are cancerous conditions of thebone marrow generally found in adults in their 70s.

MUC1 is an attractive target for immunotherapy because it isoverexpressed in breast cancer, and is absent or expressed at low levelsin normal mammary glands. In addition, MUC1 is mostly aberrantlyunderglycosylated in cancer and the antigens on the cancer surface aredifferent from those on normal cells. Therefore targeting MUC1 forcancer immunotherapy can exploit the differences between cancerous andnormal cells.

MUC16 is an attractive target for immunotherapy due to its highexpression in cancer and minimal expression in healthy adult tissues.MUC16 is aberrantly expressed in ovarian cancer, breast cancer,pancreatic cancer, endothermal cancer, and lung cancer. For example,MUC16 is overexpressed in over 80% of ovarian tumors, which is the mostlethal of the gynecologic malignancies. Meanwhile, limited expression ofMUC16 has been found on healthy tissue. The current standard of care forovarian cancer is surgery, followed by chemotherapy with a combinationof platinum agents and taxanes. However, recurrence of the diseaseoccurs in most patients after initial treatment, resulting in a cycle ofrepeated surgeries and additional rounds of chemotherapy.

Receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1) is an attractivetarget for immunotherapy due to its high expression in cancer andminimal expression in healthy adult tissues. ROR1 is aberrantlyexpressed in multiple hematological tumors, including chroniclymphocytic leukemia (CLL), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), acutelymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and diffuse B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) andsolid tumors, including breast adenocarcinomas encompassing triplenegative breast cancer (TNBC), pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, andlung adenocarcinoma.

Although many patients have durable responses with CAR-T and TCRtherapies, for some patients the anti-tumor effects of such therapiesare either short-lived or ineffective. Another immunotherapy that hasshown promise is immune checkpoint inhibition, which can prevent theswitching off of T cells and promote the activity of these cells.Examples of checkpoint inhibitor targets include but are not limited toPD1, PD-L1, CTLA-4, TIGIT, 4-1BB, PIK3IP1, CD27, CD28, CD40, CD70,CD122, CD137, OX40 (CD134), GITR, ICOS, A2AR, B7-H3 (CD276), B7-H4(VTCN1), BTLA, IDO, KIR, LAG3, TIM-3, or VISTA. Among these, targetingCTLA4, PD-1, PD-L1, TIM3, TIGIT, LAG3, and/or PIK3IP1 has shown the mostpromise. One of the most studied checkpoint inhibition pathway is thePD-1/programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) pathway, which plays a vital rolein how tumor cells evade immune response. Immunotherapy utilizingPD-1/PD-L1 blocking antibodies has been extensively evaluated in theclinic and has been shown to improve tumor regression across multiplemalignancies, especially when administered in conjunction with CAR-Tcells. However, checkpoint inhibitor blocking antibodies have notperformed consistently across cancer types, may have limited access tothe tumor microenvironment, require repeated administration, and maylose effectiveness over time. Genome editing is an alternate approach toeliminate PD-1 mediated CAR-T cell exhaustion, and has the advantage ofrestricting the PD-1 blockade to only the engineered CAR-T cells.However, gene editing adds complexity to the manufacturing process,which increases the turnaround time and cost of the cell therapy.

There is accordingly a continuing need in the art to obtain safer, moreeffective, less expensive therapies to antigen-associated diseases andconditions, including treatments that combine CAR-T and/or TCR therapywith systemic checkpoint inhibition.

There is also a need to devise ways of diversifying treatment regimensto provide a multi-pronged targeting of antigens in order to addresscomplex in vivo biological issues such as loss of immunologicalsurveillance, genetic alterations in tumor antigen composition and tumorheterogeneity (giving rise to cancer cell phenotypic differences).

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present invention relates in part to a non-naturally occurringpolynucleotide encoding a miRNA that inhibits the expression of animmune checkpoint protein. In certain embodiments, the miRNA targetsCTLA4, PD-1, PD-L1, TIM3, TIGIT, LAG3, GITR, or PIK3IP1. In certainembodiments, the miRNA targets PD-1.

In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide comprises a nucleic acidsequence having at least 80% sequence identity with any one of SEQ IDNOs: 72-87 or that is capable of hybridizing under stringenthybridization conditions to the complement of any one of SEQ ID NOs:72-87. In certain such embodiments, the polynucleotide comprises anucleic acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity with any oneof SEQ ID NOs: 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, and 86 or that is capable ofhybridizing under stringent hybridization conditions to the complementof any one of SEQ ID NOs: 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 704, 705, 709, and710. In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide comprises a nucleic acidsequence having at least 80% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 179 or180 or that is capable of hybridizing under stringent hybridizationconditions to the complement of SEQ ID NO: 179 or 180. In certainembodiments, the polynucleotide comprises a nucleic acid sequence havingat least 80% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 267 or that is capable ofhybridizing under stringent hybridization conditions to the complementof SEQ ID NO: 267.

In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide further comprises: a) anucleic acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity with SEQ IDNO: 292 or is capable of hybridizing under stringent hybridizationconditions to the complement of SEQ ID NO: 291; and b) a nucleic acidsequence having at least 80% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 292 or iscapable of hybridizing under stringent hybridization conditions to thecomplement of SEQ ID NO: 292.

In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide further encodes a chimericreceptor. In certain embodiments, the chimeric receptor is a T-cellreceptor or a chimeric antigen receptor.

In certain embodiments, the chimeric antigen receptor comprises anantigen-binding domain that binds to an epitope on CD19, CD33, MUC1,MUC16, or ROR1. In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain bindsto an epitope on ROR1.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a variablelight chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQID NOs: 347, 351, 355, 359, 363, 367, 371, 375, 379, 383, 387, 391, 395,399, 403, 407, 411, 415, 419, 423, 427, 431, 435, 439, 443, 447, 451,455, 459, and 463, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Incertain such embodiments, the variable light chain domain comprises theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 387 or a functional fragment orvariant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a variableheavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQID NOs: 349, 353, 357, 361, 365, 369, 373, 377, 381, 385, 389, 393, 397,401, 405, 409, 413, 417, 421, 425, 429, 433, 437, 441, 445, 449, 453,457, and 461, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainsuch embodiments, the variable heavy chain domain comprises the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 349 or a functional fragment or variantthereof.

In certain embodiments, the chimeric antigen receptor comprises aspacer. In certain such embodiments, the spacer comprises a stalk regionthat is a CD8α hinge domain or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain such embodiments, the stalk region comprises the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 467 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the spacer comprises a stalk extension region.In certain such embodiments, the stalk extension region comprises theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 473 or a functional fragment orvariant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the chimeric antigen receptor further comprisesa transmembrane domain. In certain such embodiments, the transmembranedomain comprises a CD8α transmembrane domain or a functional fragment orvariant thereof. In certain such embodiments, the transmembrane domaincomprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 475 or a functionalfragment or variant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the chimeric antigen receptor further comprisesan intracellular signaling domain. In certain such embodiments, theintracellular signaling domain comprises a CD3ζ signaling domain or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain such embodiments, theintracellular signaling domain comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 479 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the intracellular signaling domain comprises aco-stimulatory domain. In certain such embodiments, the intracellularsignaling domain comprises a CD28 signaling domain or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the intracellularsignaling domain comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 481 ora functional fragment or variant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide further encodes a cytokine.In certain embodiments, the cytokine is IL-15 or a functional fragmentor variant thereof. In certain such embodiments, the cytokine comprisesthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 519 or a functional fragment orvariant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the IL-15, or functional fragment or variantthereof, is membrane bound. In certain such embodiments, the IL-15, orfunctional fragment or variant thereof, forms part of a fusion proteinthat also comprises IL-15Rα, or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain such embodiments, the fusion protein comprises theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 523 or a functional fragment orvariant thereof. In certain embodiments, the fusion protein comprisesthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 525 or a functional fragment orvariant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide further encodes a cell tag.In certain embodiments, the cell tag comprises a truncated HER1, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thetruncated HER1 comprises a HER1 Domain III, or a functional fragment orvariant thereof, and a truncated HER1 Domain IV, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain such embodiments, the truncatedHER1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 565, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof, and the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 567, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the cell tag further comprises a CD28transmembrane domain or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Incertain such embodiments, the cell tag comprises the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 571 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.

The present invention also relates to a vector comprising theaforementioned polynucleotide. The vector may be viral or non-viral. Incertain embodiments, the vector comprises a Sleeping Beauty transposon.

The present invention further relates to a modified immune effector cellcomprising the aforementioned polynucleotide. In certain embodiments,the cell is a T-cell.

The present invention additionally relates to compositions and kitscomprising the aforementioned polynucleotide and/or cell.

A further aspect of the present invention is a method for treating asubject suffering from a disease or disorder, comprising administeringthe aforementioned cell to a subject in need thereof. The invention alsorelates to the use of the aforementioned cell in the manufacture of amedicament for the treatment of a disease or disorder. The disease ordisorder may be one associated with the overexpression of an antigen,for example, CD19, CD33, ROR1, MUC1, or MUC16. In certain embodiments,the disease or disorder is one associated with the overexpression ofROR1.

In certain embodiments, the disease or disorder is cancer. In certainembodiments, the disease or disorder is chronic lymphocytic leukemia,mantle cell lymphoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or diffuse largeB-cell lymphoma, breast adenocarcinomas encompassing triple negativebreast cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, or lungadenocarcinoma.

Another aspect of the present invention is a method for the detection ofa disease or disorder associated with the overexpression of an antigenin a subject, the method comprising: a) contacting a sample from thesubject with one or more of the antibodies, or antigen-binding fragmentsthereof; and b) detecting an increased level of binding of the antibodyor fragment thereof to the sample as compared to such binding to acontrol sample lacking the disease, thereby detecting the disease in thesubject.

A yet further aspect of the present invention is a method for thetreatment of a disease or disorder, such as cancer and auto-immunedisease or disorders, comprising the serial administration of cells,nucleic acids, viral vectors, or non-viral vectors comprisingpolynucleotides encoding chimeric antigen receptors selected from acollection of chimeric antigen receptors having different structuralcompositions and binding specificities for an array of antigen targets.In certain such embodiments, the method comprises a first administrationof cells expressing one or more chimeric antigen receptors from thecollection followed by a second administration of cells expressing oneor more chimeric antigen receptors from the collection, wherein a periodof time elapses between the first and second administrations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A is an exemplary depiction of a vector comprising a combinationof one or more checkpoint inhibitor miRNAs with a chimeric receptor(SD=Splice Donor; SA=Splice Acceptor).

FIG. 1B is an exemplary depiction of hairpin and loop design of variouspri-miRNAs including target miRNA and complementary sequences at various5′ or 3′ positions. FIG. 1C is exemplary depiction of hairpin and loopdesign of various pri-miRNAs including its position in a transgenecassette.

FIG. 2 is a graph depicting PD1 relative RNA expression followingtransfection of various combinations of miRNA constructs in the presenceor absence of MUC16-specific CAR. Constructs #1-8 as depicted on theX-axis are as schematically presented in Table 10.

FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C are graphs depicting normalized absolute transcriptcounts obtained from gene analysis of >700 genes using a Nanostringhuman gene panel code set with CD3/CD28 bead-stimulated CD33 CAR-Tcells. In FIG. 3A, the Y-axis plots the transcript counts from CAR-Tcells containing an intron coding for 2 checkpoint inhibitor miRNAstargeting PD-1 and TIGIT (CD33 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t+ miRNA (PD-1+TIGIT)),and the X-axis plots the transcripts from CAR-T cells only (notcontaining any checkpoint inhibitory miRNA). The circles denote thegenes of interest. In FIG. 3B, the Y-axis plots the transcript countsfrom PD-1 miRNA containing CAR-T cells (CD33 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t+miRNA(PD-1+PD-1)) and the X-axis plots the transcripts from CAR-T cells only.FIG. 3C plots the non-targeting miRNA control (CD33CAR-mbIL15-HER1t+miRNA scrambled*) on the Y-axis and CAR-T cells withouta miRNA containing intron on the X-axis. The circles denote the genes ofinterest and used to depict the on-target specificity of the checkpointinhibitor miRNA designs. All three graphs were derived from one donor. *Scrambled controls are non-targeting miRNAs.

FIG. 4A-C are graphs depicting the normalized absolute transcript countsobtained from gene analysis of >700 genes using a Nanostring human genepanel code set with CD3/CD28 bead stimulated MUC16-specific CAR-T cells.In FIG. 4A, the Y-axis plots the transcript counts from CAR-T cellscontaining an intron coding for miRNAs targeting two different sequenceswithin PD-1 and a sequence for TIGIT (MUC16CAR-mbIL15-HER1t(collectively also referred to as “MUC16CAR”)+miRNA (PD-1/PD-1/TIGIT)),and the X-axis plots the transcripts from CAR-T cells without amiRNA-containing intron (MUC16CAR-mbIL15-HER1t). The black circlesdenote the genes of interest. In FIG. 4B, the X-axis is the same, andthe Y-axis plots the transcript counts from dual PD-1 targeting miRNAcontaining CAR-T cells (MUC16CAR-mbIL15-HER1t+miRNA (PD-1/PD-1)). FIG.4C plots the non-targeting miRNA control (MUC16CAR-mbIL15-HER1t+miRNA(scrambled)) on the Y-axis and CAR-T cells without a miRNA-containingintron on the X-axis. All three graphs are from one donor.

FIG. 5A is a graph depicting the number of GFP+K562 cells expressingMUC16 over time. The line with black circle filled dots at each timepoint denotes number GFP+ target cells in wells without CAR-T cells. Theline with square open points denotes target cell counts in wells withMUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t CAR-T cells without a miRNA-containing intron,((“with CAR-T cells”)). The line with grey circle filled points denotesthe target cell counts in wells with CAR-T cells containing a syntheticintron with dual PD-1 targeting miRNAs (MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t+miRNA(PD-1/PD-1) (“with CAR-T+miRNA cells”). Data are from one donor, plottedis the mean+SD of triplicate wells. *** P<0.001 based on a 2-way ANOVAwith Dunnett's Multiple Comparison post hoc test.

FIG. 5B is a graph depicting the number of GFP+K562/MUC16+/PD-L1+/CD155+cells over time. The line with square filled points at each time pointdenotes number GFP+ target cells only in wells. The line with opencircle points denotes target cell counts in wells with MUC16-specificCAR-T cells without a miRNA-containing intron (MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t(with CAR-T cells)). The line with open circle filled points denotes thetarget cell counts in wells with CAR-T cells containing a syntheticintron with dual PD-1 and a TIGIT targeting miRNAs(MUC16CAR-mbIL15-HER1t+miRNA (PD-1/PD-1/TIGIT)(with CAR-T+miRNA cells)).Data are from one donor, plotted is the mean+SD of triplicate wells.

FIG. 6A-B depicts cytokine expression levels of IFN gamma and GM-CSF inMUC16 CAR-T cells with a combination of one or more checkpoint inhibitormiRNAs following co-culture with tumor target cells (K562/MUC16t). FIG.6C-D depicts cytokine expression levels of IFN gamma and GM-CSF in MUC16CAR-T cells with a combination of one or more checkpoint inhibitormiRNAs without co-culture with tumor target cells. Constructs #1-11 asdepicted on the X-axis are as schematically presented in Table 11.

FIG. 7 shows the tumor burden in mice treated with MUC16CAR+mbIL-15+HER1t (shown as “MUC16 CAR”) in combination with variousmiRNAs.

FIG. 8A demonstrates PD-1 levels in cell populations following gatinghCD45/CD3+/HER1t+ expression in the blood of MUC16CAR+mbIL15+HER1t (CARonly) and MUC16CAR+mbIL15+HER1t+miRNA (PD1/PD-1) (CAR+miRNA (PD-1/PD-1))treated mice.

FIG. 8B shows PD-1 levels as measured by median fluorescent intensity(MFI) in CAR and CAR+miRNA (PD-1/PD-1) treated mice.

FIGS. 9A and 9B demonstrates PD-1 and TIGIT MFI levels in cellpopulations following gating hCD45/CD3+/HER1t+ expression in the bloodof various CAR and CAR+miRNA treated mice. Groups #1-9 as depicted onthe X-axis are as schematically presented in Table 12.

FIG. 10A demonstrates that the PD1 silencer module produces guide miRNAsand a corresponding decrease in PD1 mRNA expression in UltraCAR-T cellsgenerated from 5 T cell donors. RT-qPCR results of PD1-targeting guidemiRNAs are depicted.

FIG. 10B demonstrates that the PD1 silencer module produced guide miRNAsand a corresponding decrease in PD1 mRNA expression in ultraCAR-T cellsgenerated from 5 T cell donors. RT-qPCR results of PD1 mRNA aredepicted.

FIG. 11 demonstrates that the PD1 silencing module preferentiallyproduced PD1-targeting guide miRNAs over non-targeting passenger miRNAs.

FIGS. 12A-E demonstrate that guide miRNAs are the predominant small RNAspecies originating from the PD1 silencer module.

FIG. 13 shows quantification of mature miRNAs mapping to the PD1silencer module as a percentage of total small RNAseq reads.

FIGS. 14 A and B shows differential gene expression in ROR1+PD1 silencercells compared to ROR1 UltraCAR-T control cells.

FIGS. 15A-D show a comparison of predicted miRNA binding strength totranscript log fold change.

FIG. 16 provides an exemplary scheme for a genetic construct of thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 17 provides a schematic depiction of pathways and elements of thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 18 provides examples of pathways by which treatment regimens of thepresent disclosure can proceed.

FIG. 19 provides an indication of additional embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 20 provides an indication of additional embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

The following description and examples illustrate embodiments of thepresent disclosure in detail.

It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to theparticular embodiments described herein and as such can vary. Those ofskill in the art will recognize that there are variations andmodifications of the present disclosure, which are encompassed withinthe scope of the present invention.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art to which the disclosure pertains.

The section headings used herein are for organizational purposes onlyand are not to be construed as limiting the subject matter described.

Although various features of the disclosure can be described in thecontext of a single embodiment, the features can also be providedseparately or in any suitable combination. Conversely, although thepresent disclosure can be described herein in the context of separateembodiments for clarity, the present disclosure can also be implementedin a single embodiment.

The following definitions supplement those in the art and are directedto the current application and are not to be imputed to any related orunrelated case, e.g., to any commonly owned patent or application. Theterminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particularembodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting.

I. Definitions

In this application, the use of the singular includes the plural unlessspecifically stated otherwise. As used in the specification, thesingular forms “a,” “an” and “the” include plural referents unless thecontext clearly dictates otherwise.

In this application, the use of “or” means “and/or” unless statedotherwise. The terms “and/or” and “any combination thereof” and theirgrammatical equivalents as used herein, can be used interchangeably.These terms can convey that any combination is specificallycontemplated. Solely for illustrative purposes, the following phrases“A, B, and/or C” or “A, B, C, or any combination thereof” can mean “Aindividually; B individually; C individually; A and B; B and C; A and C;and A, B, and C.” The term “or” can be used conjunctively ordisjunctively, unless the context specifically refers to a disjunctiveuse.

Furthermore, use of the term “including” as well as other forms, such as“include,” “includes,” and “included,” is not limiting.

Reference in the specification to “some embodiments,” “an embodiment,”“one embodiment” or “other embodiments” means that a particular feature,structure, or characteristic described in connection with theembodiments is included in at least some embodiments, but notnecessarily all embodiments, of the present disclosures.

As used in this specification and the claim(s), the words “comprising”(and any form of comprising, such as “comprise” and “comprises”),“having” (and any form of having, such as “have” and “has”), “including”(and any form of including, such as “includes” and “include”) or“containing” (and any form of containing, such as “contains” and“contain”) are inclusive or open-ended and do not exclude additional,unrecited elements or method steps. It is contemplated that anyembodiment discussed in this specification can be implemented withrespect to any method or composition of the disclosure, and vice versa.Furthermore, compositions of the present disclosure can be used toachieve methods of the present disclosure.

The term “about” or “approximately” means within an acceptable errorrange for the particular value as determined by one of ordinary skill inthe art, which will depend in part on how the value is measured ordetermined, i.e., the limitations of the measurement system. Forexample, “about” can mean within 1 or more than 1 standard deviation,per the practice in the art. Alternatively, “about” can mean a range ofup to 20%, up to 10%, up to 5%, or up to 1% of a given value. In anotherexample, the amount “about 10” includes 10 and any amounts from 9 to 11.In yet another example, the term “about” in relation to a referencenumerical value can also include a range of values plus or minus 10%,9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, or 1% from that value. Alternatively,particularly with respect to biological systems or processes, the term“about” can mean within an order of magnitude, preferably within 5-fold,and more preferably within 2-fold, of a value. Where particular valuesare described in the application and claims, unless otherwise stated theterm “about” meaning within an acceptable error range for the particularvalue should be assumed.

A “therapeutically-effective amount” or “therapeutically-effective dose”refers to an amount or dose effective, for periods of time necessary, toachieve a desired therapeutic result. The amount can vary according tofactors such as the disease state, age, sex, and weight of theindividual, and the ability of the inventive nucleic acid sequences toelicit a desired response in the individual.

“Polynucleotide” or “oligonucleotide” refers to a polymeric form ofnucleotides or nucleic acids of any length, either ribonucleotides ordeoxyribonucleotides. This term refers only to the primary structure ofthe molecule. Thus, this term includes double and single stranded DNA,triplex DNA, as well as double and single stranded RNA. It also includesmodified, for example, by methylation and/or by capping, and unmodifiedforms of the polynucleotide. The term is also meant to include moleculesthat include non-naturally occurring or synthetic nucleotides as well asnucleotide analogs.

Unless otherwise stated, nucleic acid sequences in the text of thisspecification are given, when read from left to right, in the 5′ to 3′direction.

The terms “transfection,” “transformation,” “nucleofection,” or“transduction” as used herein refer to the introduction of one or moreexogenous polynucleotides into a host cell or organism by usingphysical, chemical, and/or electrical methods. The nucleic acidsequences and vectors disclosed herein can be introduced into a cell ororganism by any such methods, including, for example, byelectroporation, calcium phosphate co-precipitation, strontium phosphateDNA co-precipitation, liposome mediated-transfection, DEAE dextranmediated-transfection, polycationic mediated-transfection, tungstenparticle-facilitated microparticle bombardment, viral, and/or non-viralmediated transfection. In some cases, the method of introducing nucleicacids into the cell or organism involves the use of viral, retroviral,lentiviral, or transposon, or transposable element-mediated (e.g.,Sleeping Beauty) vectors.

“Polypeptide,” “peptide,” and their grammatical equivalents as usedherein refer to a polymer of amino acid residues. The polypeptide canoptionally include glycosylation or other modifications typical for agiven protein in a given cellular environment. Polypeptides and proteinsdisclosed herein (including functional fragments and functional variantsthereof) can comprise synthetic amino acids in place of one or morenaturally-occurring amino acids. Such synthetic amino acids are known inthe art, and include, for example, aminocyclohexane carboxylic acid,norleucine, α-amino n-decanoic acid, homoserine,S-acetylaminomethyl-cysteine, trans-3- and trans-4-hydroxyproline,4-aminophenylalanine, 4-nitrophenylalanine, 4-chlorophenylalanine,4-carboxyphenylalanine, β-phenylserine β-hydroxyphenylalanine,phenylglycine, α-naphthylalanine, cyclohexylalanine, cyclohexylglycine,indoline-2-carboxylic acid, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylicacid, aminomalonic acid, aminomalonic acid monoamide,N′-benzyl-N′-methyl-lysine, N′,N′-dibenzyl-lysine, 6-hydroxylysine,ornithine, α-aminocyclopentane carboxylic acid, α-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid, α-aminocycloheptane carboxylic acid,α-(2-amino-2-norbornane)-carboxylic acid, α,γ-diaminobutyric acid,α,β-diaminopropionic acid, homophenylalanine, and α-tert-butylglycine.The present disclosure further contemplates that expression ofpolypeptides or proteins described herein in an engineered cell can beassociated with post-translational modifications of one or more aminoacids of the polypeptide or protein. Non-limiting examples ofpost-translational modifications include phosphorylation, acylationincluding acetylation and formylation, glycosylation (including N-linkedand O-linked), amidation, hydroxylation, alkylation includingmethylation and ethylation, ubiquitylation, addition of pyrrolidonecarboxylic acid, formation of disulfide bridges, sulfation,myristoylation, palmitoylation, isoprenylation, farnesylation,geranylation, glypiation, lipoylation and iodination.

The term “conservative amino acid substitution” or “conservativemutation” refers to the replacement of one amino acid by another aminoacid with a common property. A functional way to define commonproperties between individual amino acids is to analyze the normalizedfrequencies of amino acid changes between corresponding proteins ofhomologous organisms (Schulz, G. E. and Schirmer, R. H., Principles ofProtein Structure, Springer-Verlag, New York (1979)). According to suchanalyses, groups of amino acids can be defined where amino acids withina group exchange preferentially with each other, and therefore resembleeach other most in their impact on the overall protein structure(Schulz, G. E. and Schirmer, R. H., supra). Examples of conservativemutations include amino acid substitutions of amino acids within thesub-groups below, for example, lysine for arginine and vice versa suchthat a positive charge can be maintained; glutamic acid for asparticacid and vice versa such that a negative charge can be maintained;serine for threonine such that a free —OH can be maintained; andglutamine for asparagine such that a free —NH2 can be maintained.Exemplary conservative amino acid substitutions are shown in thefollowing chart:

Type of Amino Acid Substitutable Amino Acids Hydrophilic Ala, Pro, Gly,Glu, Asp, Gln, Asn, Ser, Thr Sulphydryl Cys Aliphatic Val, Ile, Leu, MetBasic Lys, Arg, His Aromatic Phe, Tyr, Trp

An amino acid sequence that differs from a reference amino acid sequenceby only conservative amino acid substitutions will be referred to hereinas a “conservatively-substituted variant” of the reference sequence.

In some embodiments, the functional variants can comprise the amino acidsequence of the reference protein with at least one non-conservativeamino acid substitution. The term “non-conservative mutations” involveamino acid substitutions between different groups, for example, lysinefor tryptophan, or phenylalanine for serine, etc. In this case, it ispreferable for the non-conservative amino acid substitution to notinterfere with, or inhibit the biological activity of, the functionalvariant. The non-conservative amino acid substitution can enhance thebiological activity of the functional variant, such that the biologicalactivity of the functional variant is increased as compared to thehomologous parent protein. Amino acid substitutability is discussed inmore detail, for example, in L. Y. Yampolsky and A. Stoltzfus, “TheExchangeability of Amino acids in Proteins,” Genetics 2005 August;170(4):1459-1472.

The terms “identical” and its grammatical equivalents as used herein or“sequence identity” in the context of two nucleic acid sequences oramino acid sequences of polypeptides refer to the residues in the twosequences which are the same when aligned for maximum correspondenceover a specified comparison window. A “comparison window,” as usedherein, refers to a segment of at least about 20 contiguous positions,usually about 50 to about 200, more usually about 100 to about 150 inwhich a sequence can be compared to a reference sequence of the samenumber of contiguous positions after the two sequences are alignedoptimally. Methods of alignment of sequences for comparison arewell-known in the art. Optimal alignment of sequences for comparison canbe conducted by the local homology algorithm of Smith and Waterman, Adv.Appl. Math., 2:482 (1981); by the alignment algorithm of Needleman andWunsch, J. Mol. Biol., 48:443 (1970); by the search for similaritymethod of Pearson and Lipman, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci U.S.A., 85:2444(1988); by computerized implementations of these algorithms (including,but not limited to CLUSTAL in the PC/Gene program by Intelligentics,Mountain View Calif., GAP, BESTFIT, BLAST, FASTA, and TFASTA in theWisconsin Genetics Software Package, Genetics Computer Group (GCG), 575Science Dr., Madison, Wis., U.S.A.); the CLUSTAL program is welldescribed by Higgins and Sharp, Gene, 73:237-244 (1988) and Higgins andSharp, CABIOS, 5:151-153 (1989); Corpet et al., Nucleic Acids Res.,16:10881-10890 (1988); Huang et al., Computer Applications in theBiosciences, 8:155-165 (1992); and Pearson et al., Methods in MolecularBiology, 24:307-331 (1994). Alignment is also often performed byinspection and manual alignment. In one class of embodiments, thepolypeptides herein are at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 98% 99% or 100%identical to a reference polypeptide (i.e., the full length thereof), ora fragment thereof, e.g., as measured by BLASTP (or CLUSTAL, or anyother available alignment software) using default parameters. Similarly,nucleic acids can also be described with reference to a starting nucleicacid, e.g., they can be 50%, 60%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 98%, 99% or100% identical to a reference nucleic acid (i.e., the full lengththereof) or a fragment thereof, e.g., as measured by BLASTN (or CLUSTAL,or any other available alignment software) using default parameters.When one molecule is said to have certain percentage of sequenceidentity with a larger molecule, it means that when the two moleculesare optimally aligned, the percentage of residues in the smallermolecule finds a match residue in the larger molecule in accordance withthe order by which the two molecules are optimally aligned.

For purposes of this specification and the claims, it is understood thatthe phrase “having at least 50% sequence identity with” a referencesequence, or referencing any range therein (e.g., “at least 80% sequenceidentity with”) encompasses the reference sequence itself. Thus, forexample, a claim reciting “a nucleic acid having at least 80% sequenceidentity with SEQ ID NO: 0” encompasses SEQ ID NO: 0 itself.

The term “substantially identical” and its grammatical equivalents asapplied to nucleic acid or amino acid sequences mean that a nucleic acidor amino acid sequence comprises a sequence that has at least 95%sequence identity with a reference sequence using the programs describedabove, e.g., BLAST, using standard parameters.

“Homology” is generally inferred from sequence identity between two ormore nucleic acids or proteins (or sequences thereof). The precisepercentage of identity between sequences that is useful in establishinghomology varies with the nucleic acid and protein at issue, but aslittle as 25% sequence identity is routinely used to establish homology.Higher levels of sequence identity, e.g., 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%,90%, 95%, or 99% or more can also be used to establish homology. Methodsfor determining sequence identity percentages (e.g., BLASTP and BLASTNusing default parameters) are described herein and are generallyavailable. Nucleic acids and/or nucleic acid sequences are “homologous”when they are derived, naturally or artificially, from a commonancestral nucleic acid or nucleic acid sequence. Proteins and/or proteinsequences are “homologous” when their encoding DNAs are derived,naturally or artificially, from a common ancestral nucleic acid ornucleic acid sequence. The homologous molecules can be termed“homologs.” For example, any naturally occurring proteins can bemodified by any available mutagenesis method. When expressed, thismutagenized nucleic acid encodes a polypeptide that is homologous to theprotein encoded by the original nucleic acid.

Also contemplated and included herein are nucleic acid molecules thathybridize to the disclosed sequences. Hybridization conditions may bemild, moderate, or stringent, as is warranted.

Appropriate stringency conditions which promote DNA hybridization, forexample, 6× sodium chloride/sodium citrate (SSC) at about 45° C.,followed by a wash of 2×SSC at 50° C., are known or can be found inCurrent Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. (1989),6.3.1-6.3.6. “Stringent hybridization conditions” are those that includea salt concentration of 1.0 M NaCl in 50% formamide, at a temperature of37° C. for 4 to 12 hours, followed by a wash in 0.1×SSC at 60-65° C.

As will be appreciated by the skilled practitioner, slight changes innucleic acid sequence do not necessarily alter the amino acid sequenceof the encoded polypeptide. This disclosure embraces the degeneracy ofcodon usage as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.For example, as known in the art, different codons will code for thesame amino acid as illustrated in the following chart.

Amino Acid Codons Ala/A GCT, GCC, GCA, GCG Arg/R CGT, CGC, CGA, CGG,AGA, AGG Asn/N AAT, AAC Asp/D GAT, GAC Cys/C TGT, UGC Gln/Q CAA, CAGGlu/E GAA, GAG Gly/G GGT, GGC, GGA, GGG His/H CAT, CAC Ile/I ATT, ATC,ATA Leu/L TTA, TTG, CTT, CTC, CTA, CTG Lys/K AAA, AAG Met/M ATG Phe/FTTT, TTC Pro/P CCT, CCC, CCA, CCG Ser/S TCT, TCC, TCA, TCG, AGT, AGCThr/T ACT, ACC, ACA, ACG Trp/W TGG Tyr/Y TAT, TAC Val/V GTT, GTC, GTA,GTG START ATG STOP TAG, TGA, TAA

As used herein, the phrase “codon degenerate variant” when used withreference to a nucleic acid sequence means a nucleic acid sequence thatdiffers from the referenced sequence, but that encodes a polypeptidehaving the same amino acid sequence as that encoded by the referencedsequence.

Additionally, it will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art thatpartial sequences often work as effectively as full-length versions. Theways in which the nucleotide sequence can be varied or shortened arewell known to persons skilled in the art, as are ways of testing thesuitability or effectiveness of the altered genes. In certainembodiments, suitability and/or effectiveness of the altered gene mayeasily be tested by, for example, conventional gas chromatography. Allsuch variations of the genes are therefore included as part of thepresent disclosure.

The term “isolated” and its grammatical equivalents as used herein referto the removal of a nucleic acid from its natural environment. It is tobe understood, however, that nucleic acids and proteins can beformulated with diluents or adjuvants and still for practical purposesbe isolated.

The term “purified” and its grammatical equivalents as used herein referto a molecule or composition, whether removed from nature (includinggenomic DNA and mRNA) or synthesized (including cDNA) and/or amplifiedunder laboratory conditions, that has been increased in purity, wherein“purity” is a relative term, not “absolute purity.” For example, nucleicacids typically are mixed with an acceptable carrier or diluent whenused for introduction into cells. The term “substantially purified” andits grammatical equivalents as used herein refer to a nucleic acidsequence, polypeptide, protein or other compound that is essentiallyfree, i.e., is more than about 50% free of, more than about 70% free of,more than about 90% free of, the polynucleotides, proteins, polypeptidesand other molecules that the nucleic acid, polypeptide, protein or othercompound is naturally associated with.

“T cell” or “T lymphocyte” as used herein is a type of lymphocyte thatplays a central role in cell-mediated immunity. They can bedistinguished from other lymphocytes, such as B cells and natural killercells (NK cells), by the presence of a T-cell receptor (TCR) on the cellsurface.

“Transposon,” “transposable element” or “TE” refers to a vector DNAsequence that can change its position within the genome, sometimescreating or reversing mutations and altering the cell's genome size.Transposition often results in duplication of the transposon. Class Itransposons are copied in two stages: first, they are transcribed fromDNA to RNA, and the RNA produced is then reverse transcribed to DNA.This copied DNA is then inserted at a new position into the genome. Thereverse transcription step is catalyzed by a reverse transcriptase,which can be encoded by the transposon itself. The characteristics ofretrotransposons are similar to retroviruses, such as HIV. Thecut-and-paste transposition mechanism of class II transposons does notinvolve an RNA intermediate. The transpositions are catalyzed by severaltransposase enzymes. Some transposases non-specifically bind to anytarget site in DNA, whereas others bind to specific DNA sequencetargets. The transposase makes a staggered cut at the target siteresulting in single-strand 5′ or 3′ DNA overhangs (sticky ends). Thisstep cuts out the DNA transposon, which is then ligated into a newtarget site; this process involves activity of a DNA polymerase thatfills in gaps and of a DNA ligase that closes the sugar-phosphatebackbone. This results in duplication of the target site. The insertionsites of DNA transposons can be identified by short direct repeats whichcan be created by the staggered cut in the target DNA and filling in byDNA polymerase, followed by a series of inverted repeats important forthe transposon excision by transposase. Cut-and-paste transposons can beduplicated if their transposition takes place during S phase of the cellcycle when a donor site has already been replicated, but a target sitehas not yet been replicated. Transposition can be classified as either“autonomous” or “non-autonomous” in both Class I and Class IItransposons. Autonomous transposons can move by themselves whilenon-autonomous transposons require the presence of another transposon tomove. This is often because non-autonomous transposons lack transposase(for class II) or reverse transcriptase (for class I).

“Transposase” refers an enzyme that binds to the end of a transposon andcatalyzes the movement of the transposon to another part of the genomeby a cut and paste mechanism or a replicative transposition mechanism.In some embodiments, the transposase's catalytic activity can beutilized to move gene(s) from a vector to the genome.

An “expression vector” or “vector” is any genetic element, e.g., aplasmid, a mini-circle, a nanoplasmid, chromosome, virus, transposon,behaving either as an autonomous unit of polynucleotide replicationwithin a cell. (i.e. capable of replication under its own control) orbeing rendered capable of replication by insertion into a host cellchromosome, having attached to it another polynucleotide segment, so asto bring about the replication and/or expression of the attachedsegment. Suitable vectors include, but are not limited to, plasmids,transposons, bacteriophages and cosmids. Vectors can containpolynucleotide sequences that are necessary to effect ligation orinsertion of the vector into a desired host cell and to effect theexpression of the attached segment. Such sequences differ depending onthe host organism; they include promoter sequences to effecttranscription, enhancer sequences to increase transcription, ribosomalbinding site sequences and transcription and translation terminationsequences. Alternatively, expression vectors can be capable of directlyexpressing nucleic acid sequence products encoded therein withoutligation or integration of the vector into host cell DNA sequences. Insome embodiments, the vector is an “episomal expression vector” or“episome,” which is able to replicate in a host cell, and persists as anextrachromosomal segment of DNA within the host cell in the presence ofappropriate selective pressure (see, e.g., Conese et al., Gene Therapy,11:1735-1742 (2004)). Representative commercially-available episomalexpression vectors include, but are not limited to, episomal plasmidsthat utilize Epstein Barr Nuclear Antigen 1 (EBNA1) and the Epstein BarrVirus (EBV) origin of replication (oriP). The vectors pREP4, pCEP4,pREP7, and pcDNA3.1 from Invitrogen (Carlsbad, Calif.) and pBK-CMV fromStratagene (La Jolla, Calif.) represent non-limiting examples of anepisomal vector that uses T-antigen and the SV40 origin of replicationin lieu of EBNA1 and oriP. A vector also can comprise a selectablemarker gene. In certain embodiments where nano plasmids are utilized,strains such as R6K that utilizes an antisense RNA selection marker(e.g. sucrose tolerance) can be used.

The term “selectable marker gene” refers to a nucleic acid sequence thatallows cells expressing the nucleic acid sequence to be specificallyselected for or against, in the presence of a corresponding selectiveagent. Suitable selectable marker genes are known in the art anddescribed in, e.g., International Patent Application Publications WO1992/08796 and WO 1994/28143; Wigler et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA,77: 3567 (1980); O'Hare et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 78: 1527(1981); Mulligan & Berg, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 78: 2072 (1981);Colberre-Garapin et al., J. Mol. Biol., 150:1 (1981); Santerre et al.,Gene, 30: 147 (1984); Kent et al., Science, 237: 901-903 (1987); Wigleret al., Cell, 11: 223 (1977); Szybalska & Szybalski, Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA, 48: 2026 (1962); Lowy et al., Cell, 22: 817 (1980); and U.S.Pat. Nos. 5,122,464 and 5,770,359.

The term “coding sequence” refers to a segment of a polynucleotide thatencodes for protein or polypeptide. The region or sequence is boundednearer the 5′ end by a start codon and nearer the 3′ end with a stopcodon. Coding sequences can also be referred to as open reading frames.

The term “operably linked” refers to refers to the physical and/orfunctional linkage of a DNA segment to another DNA segment in such a wayas to allow the segments to function in their intended manners. A DNAsequence encoding a gene product is operably linked to a regulatorysequence when it is linked to the regulatory sequence, such as, forexample, promoters, enhancers and/or silencers, in a manner, that allowsmodulation of transcription of the DNA sequence, directly or indirectly.For example, a DNA sequence is operably linked to a promoter when it isligated to the promoter downstream with respect to the transcriptioninitiation site of the promoter and in the correct reading frame withrespect to the transcription initiation site so as to allowtranscription elongation to proceed through the DNA sequence. Anenhancer or silencer is operably linked to a DNA sequence coding for agene product when it is ligated to the DNA sequence in such a manner asto, respectively, increase or decrease the transcription of the DNAsequence. Enhancers and silencers can be located upstream or downstreamof or embedded within the coding regions of the DNA sequence. A DNA fora signal sequence is operably linked to DNA coding for a polypeptide ifthe signal sequence is expressed as a pre-protein that participates inthe secretion of the polypeptide. Linkage of DNA sequences to regulatorysequences is typically accomplished by ligation at suitable restrictionsites or via adapters or linkers inserted in the sequence usingrestriction endonucleases known to one of skill in the art.

The terms “induce,” “induction” and their grammatical equivalents asused herein refer to an increase in nucleic acid sequence transcription,promoter activity and/or expression brought about by a transcriptionalregulator, relative to some basal level of transcription.

The term “transcriptional regulator” refers to a biochemical elementthat acts to prevent or inhibit the transcription of a promoter-drivenDNA sequence under certain environmental conditions (e.g., a repressoror nuclear inhibitory protein), or to permit or stimulate thetranscription of the promoter-driven DNA sequence under certainenvironmental conditions (e.g., an inducer or an enhancer).

The term “enhancer,” as used herein, refers to a DNA sequence thatincreases transcription of, for example, a nucleic acid sequence towhich it is operably linked. Enhancers can be located many kilobasesaway from the coding region of the nucleic acid sequence and can mediatethe binding of regulatory factors, patterns of DNA methylation, orchanges in DNA structure. A large number of enhancers from a variety ofdifferent sources are well known in the art and are available as orwithin cloned polynucleotides (from, e.g., depositories such as the ATCCas well as other commercial or individual sources). A number ofpolynucleotides comprising promoters (such as the commonly-used CMVpromoter) also comprise enhancer sequences. Enhancers can be locatedupstream or downstream of coding sequences or within coding sequences.The term “Ig enhancers” refers to enhancer elements derived fromenhancer regions mapped within the immunoglobulin (Ig) locus (suchenhancers include for example, the heavy chain (mu) 5′ enhancers, lightchain (kappa) 5′ enhancers, kappa and mu intronic enhancers, and 3′enhancers (see generally Paul W. E. (ed), Fundamental Immunology, 3rdEdition, Raven Press, New York (1993), pages 353-363; and U.S. Pat. No.5,885,827).

The term “promoter” refers to a region of a polynucleotide thatinitiates transcription of a coding sequence. Promoters are located nearthe transcription start sites of genes, on the same strand and upstreamon the DNA (towards the 5′ region of the sense strand). Some promotersare constitutive as they are active in all circumstances in the cell,while others are regulated becoming active in response to specificstimuli, e.g., an inducible promoter. The term “promoter activity” andits grammatical equivalents as used herein refer to the extent ofexpression of nucleotide sequence that is operably linked to thepromoter whose activity is being measured. Promoter activity can bemeasured directly by determining the amount of RNA transcript produced,for example by Northern blot analysis or indirectly by determining theamount of product coded for by the linked nucleic acid sequence, such asa reporter nucleic acid sequence linked to the promoter.

“Inducible promoter” refers to a promoter, that is induced into activityby the presence or absence of transcriptional regulators, e.g., bioticor abiotic factors. Inducible promoters are useful because theexpression of genes operably linked to them can be turned on or off atcertain stages of development of an organism or in a particular tissue.Non-limiting examples of inducible promoters include alcohol-regulatedpromoters, tetracycline-regulated promoters, steroid-regulatedpromoters, metal-regulated promoters, pathogenesis-regulated promoters,temperature-regulated promoters and light-regulated promoters. Theinducible promoter can be part of a gene switch or genetic switch.

“T cell” or “T lymphocyte” as used herein is a type of lymphocyte thatplays a central role in cell-mediated immunity. They can bedistinguished from other lymphocytes, such as B cells and natural killercells (NK cells), by the presence of a T-cell receptor (TCR) on the cellsurface.

As used herein, the phrase “functional fragment” when used withreference to a polypeptide refers to a fragment of such polypeptide thatpossesses the primary function of the referenced polypeptide. Forexample, a functional fragment of a polypeptide that serves as atransmembrane domain is a fragment of that polypeptide that also servesas a transmembrane domain. In certain embodiments, the functionalfragment of a polypeptide is shorter than the referenced polypeptide byat most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. When used with reference to anucleic acid, the phrase “functional fragment” refers to a fragment ofthe referenced nucleic acid that encodes a polypeptide having the sameprimary function as the polypeptide encoded by the referenced nucleicacid.

As used herein, the phrase “functional variant” when used with referenceto a polypeptide refers to a polypeptide that differs from thereferenced polypeptide but possesses the primary function of thereferenced polypeptide. For example, a functional variant of apolypeptide that serves as a transmembrane domain is a fragment of thatpolypeptide that also serves as a transmembrane domain. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with the referenced amino acidsequence and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of thereferenced sequence. When used with reference to a nucleic acid, thephrase “functional variant” refers to a nucleic acid that differs fromthe referenced nucleic acid but encodes a polypeptide having the sameprimary function as the polypeptide encoded by the referenced nucleicacid. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%,85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with thereferenced nucleic acid sequence, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of the referenced nucleicacid sequence, or is a codon degenerate variant of the nucleic acidsequence.

The term “antibody,” also known as immunoglobulin (Ig), as used hereincan refer to a monoclonal or polyclonal antibody. The term “monoclonalantibodies,” as used herein, refers to antibodies that are produced by asingle clone of B-cells and bind to the same epitope. In contrast,“polyclonal antibodies” refer to a population of antibodies that isproduced by different B-cells and bind to different epitopes of the sameantigen. The antibodies can be from any animal origin. An antibody canbe IgG (including IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4), IgA (including IgA1 andIgA2), IgD, IgE, or IgM, and IgY. In some embodiments, the antibody cana single-chain whole antibody. An antibody typically consists of fourpolypeptides: two identical copies of a heavy (H) chain polypeptide andtwo identical copies of a light (L) chain polypeptide. Each of the heavychains contains one N-terminal variable (V_(H)) region and threeC-terminal constant (CH1, CH2 and CH3) regions, and each light chaincontains one N-terminal variable (V_(L)) region and one C-terminalconstant (C_(L)) region. The variable regions of each pair of light andheavy chains form the antigen-binding site of an antibody. The V_(H) andV_(L) regions have a similar general structure, with each regioncomprising four framework regions, whose sequences are relativelyconserved. The framework regions are connected by three complementaritydetermining regions (CDRs). The three CDRs, known as CDR1, CDR2, andCDR3, form the “hypervariable region” of an antibody, which isresponsible for antigen binding. These particular regions have beendescribed by Kabat et al., J. Biol. Chem. 252, 6609-6616 (1977) andKabat et al., Sequences of protein of immunological interest. (1991), byChothia et al., J. Mol. Biol. 196:901-917 (1987), and by MacCallum etal., J. Mol. Biol. 262:732-745 (1996), where the definitions includeoverlapping or subsets of amino acid residues when compared against eachother. Preferably, the term “CDR” is a CDR as defined by Kabat, based onsequence comparisons. CDRH1, CDRH2 and CDRH3 denote the heavy chainCDRs, and CDRL1, CDRL2 and CDRL3 denote the light chain CDRs.

The terms “fragment of an antibody,” “antibody fragment,” “fragment ofan antibody,” “antigen-binding portion” and their grammaticalequivalents are used interchangeably herein to mean one or morefragments or portions of an antibody that retain the ability tospecifically bind to an antigen (see, generally, Holliger et al., Nat.Biotech., 23(9):1126-1129 (2005)). The antibody fragment desirablycomprises, for example, one or more CDRs, the variable region (orportions thereof), the constant region (or portions thereof), orcombinations thereof. Non-limiting examples of antibody fragmentsinclude (1) a Fab fragment, which is a monovalent fragment consisting ofthe V_(L), V_(H), C_(L), and CH1 domains; (2) a F(ab′)2 fragment, whichis a bivalent fragment comprising two Fab fragments linked by adisulfide bridge at the stalk region; (3) a Fv fragment consisting ofthe V_(L) and V_(H) domains of a single arm of an antibody; (4) a singlechain Fv (scFv), which is a monovalent molecule consisting of the twodomains of the Fv fragment (i.e., V_(L) and V_(H)) joined by a linkerthat enables the two domains to be synthesized as a single polypeptidechain (see, e.g., Bird et al., Science, 242: 423-426 (1988); Huston etal., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 85: 5879-5883 (1988); and Osbourn etal., Nat. Biotechnol., 16: 778 (1998)) and (5) a diabody, which is adimer of polypeptide chains, wherein each polypeptide chain comprises aV_(H) connected to a V_(L) by a peptide linker that is too short toallow pairing between the V_(H) and V_(L) on the same polypeptide chain,thereby driving the pairing between the complementary domains ondifferent V_(H)-V_(L) polypeptide chains to generate a dimeric moleculehaving two functional antigen-binding sites. Antibody fragments areknown in the art and are described in more detail in, e.g., U.S. Pat.No. 8,603,950.

The terms “antigen recognition moiety,” “antigen recognition domain,”“antigen-binding domain,” and “antigen binding region” refer to amolecule or portion of a molecule that specifically binds to an antigen.In one embodiment, the antigen recognition moiety is an antibody,antibody like molecule or fragment thereof.

The term “proliferative disease” refers to a unifying concept in whichexcessive proliferation of cells and/or turnover of cellular matrixcontributes significantly to the pathogenesis of the disease, includingcancer. In some embodiments, the proliferative disease is cancer.

“Patient” or “subject” refers to a mammalian subject diagnosed with orsuspected of having or developing a proliferative disorder such ascancer. In some embodiments, the term “patient” refers to a mammaliansubject with a higher than average likelihood of developing aproliferative disorder such as cancer. Exemplary patients can be humans,apes, dogs, pigs, cattle, cats, horses, goats, sheep, rodents and othermammalians that can benefit from the therapies disclosed herein.Exemplary human patients can be male and/or female. “Patient in needthereof” or “subject in need thereof” means a patient diagnosed with orsuspected of having a disease or disorder, for instance, but notrestricted to cancer.

“Administering” refers to herein as providing one or more compositionsdescribed herein to a patient or a subject. By way of example and notlimitation, composition administration, e.g., injection, can beperformed by intravenous (i.v.) injection, sub-cutaneous (s.c.)injection, intradermal (i.d.) injection, intraperitoneal (i.p.)injection, or intramuscular (i.m.) injection. One or more such routescan be employed. Parenteral administration can be, for example, by bolusinjection or by gradual perfusion over time. Alternatively, orconcurrently, administration can be by the oral route. Additionally,administration can also be by surgical deposition of a bolus or pelletof cells, or positioning of a medical device.

As used herein, the terms “treatment,” “treating,” and their grammaticalequivalents refer to obtaining a desired pharmacologic and/orphysiologic effect. In some embodiments, the effect is therapeutic,i.e., the effect partially or completely cures a disease and/or adversesymptom attributable to the disease. In some embodiments, the term“treating” can include “preventing” a disease or a condition.

As used herein, a “treatment interval” refers to a treatment cycle, forexample, a course of administration of a therapeutic agent that can berepeated, e.g., on a regular schedule. In some embodiments, a dosageregimen can have one or more periods of no administration of thetherapeutic agent in between treatment intervals.

The terms “administered in combination,” “co-administration,”“co-administering,” and “co-providing” as used herein, mean that two (ormore) different treatments are delivered to the subject during thecourse of the subject's affliction with the disorder, e.g., the two ormore treatments are delivered after the subject has been diagnosed withthe disorder and before the disorder has been cured or eliminated ortreatment has ceased for other reasons. In some embodiments, thedelivery of one treatment is still occurring when the delivery of thesecond begins, so that there is overlap in terms of administration. Thisis sometimes referred to herein as “simultaneous” or “concurrentdelivery.” In other embodiments, the delivery of one treatment endsbefore the delivery of the other treatment begins. In some embodimentsof either case, the treatment is more effective because of combinedadministration. For example, the second treatment is more effective,e.g., an equivalent effect is seen with less of the second treatment, orthe second treatment reduces symptoms to a greater extent, than would beseen if the second treatment were administered in the absence of thefirst treatment, or the analogous situation is seen with the firsttreatment. In some embodiments, delivery is such that the reduction in asymptom, or other parameter related to the disorder is greater than whatwould be observed with one treatment delivered in the absence of theother. The effect of the two treatments can be partially additive,wholly additive, or greater than additive. The delivery can be such thatan effect of the first treatment delivered is still detectable when thesecond is delivered.

In some embodiments, the first treatment and second treatment can beadministered simultaneously (e.g., at the same time), in the same or inseparate compositions, or sequentially. Sequential administration refersto administration of one treatment before (e.g., immediately before,less than 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60 minutes; 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16,20, 24, 48, 72, 96 or more hours; 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or more days; 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or more weeks before) administration of an additional,e.g., secondary, treatment. The order of administration of the first andsecondary treatment can also be reversed.

The terms “therapeutically effective amount,” therapeutic amount,”“immunologically effective amount,” “anti-tumor effective amount,”“tumor-inhibiting effective amount,” and their grammatical equivalentsrefer to an amount effective, at dosages and for periods of timenecessary, to achieve a desired therapeutic result. The therapeuticallyeffective amount can vary according to factors such as the diseasestate, age, sex, and weight of the individual, and the ability of acomposition described herein to elicit a desired response in one or moresubjects. The precise amount of the compositions of the presentdisclosure to be administered can be determined by a physician withconsideration of individual differences in age, weight, tumor size,extent of infection or metastasis, and condition of the patient(subject).

Alternatively, the pharmacologic and/or physiologic effect ofadministration of one or more compositions described herein to a patientor a subject of can be “prophylactic,” i.e., the effect completely orpartially prevents a disease or symptom thereof. A “prophylacticallyeffective amount” refers to an amount effective, at dosages and forperiods of time necessary, to achieve a desired prophylactic result(e.g., prevention of disease onset).

As used herein, the term “immune checkpoint protein” refers to amolecule that transmits a suppressive signal or has an immunosuppressivefunction. Examples of such immune checkpoint proteins include, but arenot limited to, CTLA-4, PD-1, PD-L1 (programmed cell death-ligand 1),PD-L2 (programmed cell death-ligand 2), LAG-3 (Lymphocyte activationgene 3), TIM3 (T cell immunoglobulin and mucin-3), BTLA (B and Tlymphocyte attenuator), B7H3, B7H4, CD160, CD39, CD70, CD73, A2aR(adenosine A2a receptor), KIR (killer inhibitory receptor), VISTA(V-domain Ig-containing suppressor of T cell activation), IDO1(Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase), Arginase I, TIGIT (T cell immunoglobulinand ITIM domain), CD115, and the like (see, Nature Reviews Cancer, 12,p. 252-264, 2012 and Cancer Cell, 27, p. 450-461, 2015).

As used herein, terms used in the identification of biological moietiesmay include, or may not include, a dash “-” within the term. Thepresence or absence of a dash does not change the intended meaning oridentification of the biological moiety. By way of illustration only,and without limitation to these biological moieties, each of thefollowing paired terms (shown with/without a dash) indicate and identifythe same biological entities: CCR-4/CCR4, CD-3/CD3, CD-4/CD4,CD-33/CD33, EGFR-2/EGFR2, FLT-1/FLT1, HER-1/HER1, HER-1t/HER1t,IL-12/IL12, IL-15/IL15, IL-15Ra/IL15Rα MUC-1/MUC1, MUC-16/MUC16,ROR-1/ROR1, ROR-1R/ROR1R, TGF-Beta/TGFBeta, VEGF-1/VEGF1,VEGF-R2/VEGFR2.”

II. Combinations

In certain embodiments, miRNA(s) or polynucleotides encoding themiRNA(s) as described herein can be used in combination with a chimericreceptor or can further comprise a nucleic acid sequence encoding achimeric receptor, respectively. In some cases, the chimeric receptor isa chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). In some instances, the CAR comprisesa pattern-recognition receptor. In other cases, the chimeric receptorcomprises an engineered T-cell receptor (TCR). The miRNA(s) can be usedin combination with specific CARs, cytokines, and cell tags, for exampleMUC16-specific CAR with a fusion protein comprising IL15 and IL-15Rα(mbIL15) and truncated HER1 (HER1t), MUC1-specific CAR with mbIL15 andHER1t, or CD33-specific CAR with mbIL15 and HER1t.

-   In certain embodiments, the genetic construct can include a 5′    untranslated region (5′UTR) and/or a 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR).    In some embodiments, the sequences encoding the miRNA(s) can be    located in the 5′UTR and/or the 3′UTR. In some embodiments, the    5′UTR and/or the 3′UTR do not contain an intron.

In certain embodiments, a nucleic acid sequence encoding a syntheticintron with checkpoint inhibitor miRNAs is inserted into the samegenetic construct as that encoding the chimeric receptor (for example,in the portion of the construct corresponding to the 5′UTR of the mRNAencoding the chimeric receptor). An exemplary depiction of the order ofpolynucleotide sequences can be found in FIG. 1A. In one embodiment, the5′UTR contains one or more mature miRNAs. In some embodiments, the oneor more mature miRNA(s) can be directed to the same immune checkpointprotein target, for example PD-1. In certain other embodiments, themature miRNAs can be directed to more than one immune checkpoint proteintarget, for example PD-1 and TIGIT, PD1 and CTLA4, or TIGIT and CTLA4.

III. miRNA(s)

As used herein, the terms “miR,” “mir” and “miRNA” are used to refer tomicroRNA, a class of small non-coding RNA molecules that are capable ofaffecting the expression of a gene (the “target gene”) by modulating thetranslation of messenger RNA transcribed therefrom (either increasing ordecreasing the gene's expression) and/or destabilizing such messengerRNA.

The miRNAs can be non-naturally occurring. The terms “non-naturallyoccurring,” “synthetic,” and “artificial,” as used to describe miRNA(s)herein, are used interchangeably and refer to an miRNA having a sequencethat does not occur in nature. In some embodiments, a non-naturallyoccurring miRNA effectively mimics naturally-occurring miRNA.Non-naturally occurring miRNA can be designed such that the desiredhairpins or loops of the corresponding naturally-occurring miRNA aremaintained when a naturally-occurring mature miRNA sequence is replacedwith a synthetic sequence designed to target a specific transcript. Forexample, the non-naturally occurring miRNA can have at least about 50%,at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at leastabout 70%, at least about 75%, at least about 80%, at least about 85%,at least about 90%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at leastabout 97%, at least about 98%, at least about 99%, or greater sequenceidentity with naturally-occurring miRNA and/or can hybridize understringent hybridization conditions with naturally-occurring miRNA. Theterm “miRNA,” unless otherwise indicated, refers generically to themature, pri-, and pre-forms of a particular microRNA and functionalfragments and variants thereof.

The term “pri-miRNA” refers to the primary miRNA transcript containingat least one RNA hairpin. Exemplary depictions of pri-miRNA areillustrated in FIG. 1B. The RNA hairpin(s) are cleaved from thepri-miRNA in the cell nucleus to form one or more precursor miRNAs(“pre-miRNAs). This pre-miRNA is exported into the cytoplasm where thestem loop structure is cleaved to produce a double-stranded miRNAcomprising a miRNA-5p strand from the former 5′ arm of the hairpin loopand a miRNA-3p strand from the former 3′ arm of the hairpin loop. TheArgonaute protein then binds the double-stranded miRNA and one of thestrands (either the miRNA-5p sequence or the miRNA-3p sequence) isreleased. The remaining bound strand become the “guide strand” whereasthe released strand is known as the “passenger strand” and preferablydegrades. The guide strand then goes on to interact with the messengerRNA derived from the target gene, thus affecting its translation.

Both the miRNA-5p and miRNA-3p strand sequences will be referred toherein as “mature miRNA” sequences. The remaining portions of thepri-miRNA (the portion thereof 5′ to the miRNA-5p sequence, the portionthereof 3′ to the miRNA-3p sequence, and the stem loop sequence inbetween the miRNA-5p and miRNA-3p sequences) will be collectivelyreferred to as miRNA backbone sequences. The term “5′ backbone sequence”will be used herein to refer to the backbone sequence that, in apri-miRNA, is 5′ of the miRNA-5p sequence. The term “3′ backbonesequence” will be used herein to refer to the backbone sequence that, ina pri-miRNA, is 3′ of the miRNA-3p sequence. The term “stem loopsequence” refers to the backbone sequence that, in a pri-miRNA, isbetween the miRNA-5p and miRNA-3p sequences.

The pri-miRNA of the present invention may be produced fromnaturally-occurring pri-miRNAs by removing the native mature miRNAsequences and replacing them with non-native mature miRNA sequenceswherein one of the sequences is capable of serving as a guide miRNAtargeting a gene of interest. In the design of a non-naturally occurringpri-miRNA, backbone miRNA nucleic acid sequences can be derived frommouse, rat, or human miRNA sequences. As a non-limiting example,backbone miRNA sequences can be derived from miR150, miR206, miR204,miR17, miR16, miR30a, miR126, miR122, miR213, miR29b1 or miR133a1.

Examples of backbone sequences that may be used in the practice of thepresent invention include, but are not limited, to those encoded by theDNA sequences listed in Table 1 below. The symbols of “X” and “Y” inTable 1 indicate nucleic acid sequences encoding, respectively, theguide miRNA (which may be either miRNA-5p or miRNA-3p) and the passengermiRNA (which may be either miRNA-5p or miRNA-3p), whereas the symbol of“n” indicates the number of nucleotides in such sequences, for example16-30, preferably 18-25. In some embodiments, n can be 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 or 35 nucleotides. In certain embodiments, thebackbone miRNA sequences are those that are encoded by sequences thathybridize under stringent hybridization conditions with the complementof any one of the sequences listed in Table 1.

TABLE 1 Nucleic acids encoding miRNA backbone sequences Nucleic acidsequences encoding Synthetic 5' Backbone Sequence X_(n)-Stem Loop miRNASequence Y_(n)-3' Backbone Sequence miR204 SEQ ID NO: 1- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 2- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 3 miR206 SEQ ID NO: 4- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 5- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 6 miR17 SEQ ID NO: 7- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 8- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 9 miR150 SEQ ID NO: 10- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 11- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 12 miR150 SEQ ID NO: 13- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 14- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 15 miR16 SEQ ID NO: 16- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 17- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 18 miR30a SEQ ID NO: 19- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 20- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 21 miR126 SEQ ID NO: 22- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 23- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 24 miR122 SEQ ID NO: 25- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 26- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 27 miR214 SEQ ID NO: 28- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 29- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 30 miR214 SEQ ID NO: 31- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 32- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 33 miR29b1 SEQ ID NO: 34- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 35- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 36 miR29b1 SEQ ID NO: 37- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 38- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 39 miR133a1 SEQ ID NO: 40- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 41- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 42 miR26a SEQ ID NO: 43- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 44- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 45 miR412 SEQ ID NO: 46- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 47- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 48 miR-19 SEQ ID NO: 49- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 50- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 51 miR-21 SEQ ID NO: 52- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 53- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 54 miR-142 SEQ ID NO: 55- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 56- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 57 miR-494 SEQ ID NO: 58- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 59- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 60 miR-1915 SEQ ID NO: 61- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 62- 

 -SEQ ID NO: 63

While the miRNA-5p and miRNA-3p sequences hybridize with each other,they are not necessarily exactly complementary. In the design of anon-naturally occurring miRNA, compensatory mutations can be made in themiRNA-5p and/or miRNA-3p sequences so as to maintain the RNA folding andfree energy of the native miRNA. In certain embodiments, the sequenceencoding the miRNA-3p sequence has at least 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with the complement tothe sequence encoding the miRNA-5p sequence or is capable of hybridizingunder stringent hybridization conditions with the sequence encoding themiRNA-5p sequence.

In certain embodiments, the target gene encodes a checkpoint inhibitorprotein. Thus, the present invention relates in part to a polynucleotideencoding a non-naturally occurring miRNA that inhibits the expression ofan immune checkpoint protein. In certain such embodiments, the targetgene encodes CTLA4, PD-1, PD-L1, TIGIT, TIM3, LAG3, GITR, or PIK3IP1.Non-limiting examples of nucleic acid sequences encoding the guide miRNAtargeting genes encoding such checkpoint inhibitors are listed in Table2. Table 2 also lists the sequences encoding the passenger strand. Asprevious discussed, the guide and passenger strand are not necessarilycomplementary. It is contemplated that the passenger strand may alsoserve to target the messenger RNA associated with the target gene. It isalso contemplated that sequences that sequences that hybridize understringent hybridization conditions with the compliments of the sequenceslisted in Table 2 may also be used. The mature miRNA sequences used maybe combined with a specific pri-miRNA backbone. Table 2 also listsbackbones that can be combined with the mature guide and passengermiRNAs listed therein.

TABLE 2 Nucleic acid sequences encoding mature miRNA sequences DNAencoding miRNA DNA encoding passenger Target Backbone guide miRNA miRNACTLA4 miR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 64) (SEQ ID NO: 65) CTLA4 miR-26a (SEQ ID NO:66) (SEQ ID NO: 67) CTLA4 miR-30a (SEQ ID NO: 68) (SEQ ID NO: 69) CTLA4miR-206 (SEQ ID NO: 70) (SEQ ID NO: 71) PD1 miR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 72) (SEQID NO: 73) PD1 miR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 704) PD1 miR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 705) PD1miR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 706) PD1 miR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 707) PD1 miR-204 (SEQID NO: 708) PD1 miR-206 (SEQ ID NO: 74) (SEQ ID NO: 75) PD1 miR-206 (SEQID NO: 709) PD1 miR-206 (SEQ ID NO: 710) PD1 miR-206 (SEQ ID NO: 711)PD1 miR-206 (SEQ ID NO: 712) PD1 miR-206 (SEQ ID NO: 713) PD1 miR-30a(SEQ ID NO: 76) (SEQ ID NO: 77) PD1 miR-412 (SEQ ID NO: 78) (SEQ ID NO:79) PD1 miR122 (SEQ ID NO: 80) (SEQ ID NO: 81) PD1 miR-17 (SEQ ID NO:82) (SEQ ID NO: 83) PD1 miR-150 (SEQ ID NO: 74) (SEQ ID NO: 85) PD1miR-486 (SEQ ID NO: 76) (SEQ ID NO: 87) TIGIT miR-17 (SEQ ID NO: 88)(SEQ ID NO: 89) TIGIT miR-150 (SEQ ID NO: 90) (SEQ ID NO: 91) TIGITmiR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 92) (SEQ ID NO: 93) TIGIT miR29b1 (SEQ ID NO: 94)(SEQ ID NO: 95) TIGIT miR214 (SEQ ID NO: 96) (SEQ ID NO: 97) TIGITmiR-206 (SEQ ID NO: 98) (SEQ ID NO: 99) TIGIT miR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 100)(SEQ ID NO: 101) TIGIT miR-22 (SEQ ID NO: 102) (SEQ ID NO: 103) TIGITmiR-16 (SEQ ID NO: 104) (SEQ ID NO: 105) TIGIT miR-21 (SEQ ID NO: 106)(SEQ ID NO: 107) TIGIT miR-494 (SEQ ID NO: 108) (SEQ ID NO: 109) TIGITmiR-142 (SEQ ID NO: 110) (SEQ ID NO: 111) TIGIT miR-19 (SEQ ID NO: 112)(SEQ ID NO: 113) TIGIT miR-1915 (SEQ ID NO: 114) (SEQ ID NO: 115) TIGITmiR-206 (SEQ ID NO: 116) (SEQ ID NO: 117) TIGIT miR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 118)(SEQ ID NO: 119) TIGIT miR-22 (SEQ ID NO: 120) (SEQ ID NO: 121) TIGITmiR-142 (SEQ ID NO: 122) (SEQ ID NO: 123) TIGIT miR-16 (SEQ ID NO: 124)(SEQ ID NO: 125) TIGIT miR-206 (SEQ ID NO: 126) (SEQ ID NO: 127) TIGITmiR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 128) (SEQ ID NO: 129) TIGIT miR-21 (SEQ ID NO: 130)(SEQ ID NO: 131) TIGIT miR-494 (SEQ ID NO: 132) (SEQ ID NO: 133) TIGITmiR-19 (SEQ ID NO: 134) (SEQ ID NO: 135) TIGIT miR-1915 (SEQ ID NO: 136)(SEQ ID NO: 137) TIGIT miR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 138) (SEQ ID NO: 139) TIGITmiR-206 (SEQ ID NO: 140) (SEQ ID NO: 141) TIGIT miR-21 (SEQ ID NO: 142)(SEQ ID NO: 143) TIGIT miR-22 (SEQ ID NO: 144) (SEQ ID NO: 145) TIM3miR204 (SEQ ID NO: 146) (SEQ ID NO: 147) TIM3 miR206 (SEQ ID NO: 148)(SEQ ID NO: 149) TIM3 miR17 (SEQ ID NO: 150) (SEQ ID NO: 151) TIM3miR126 (SEQ ID NO: 152) (SEQ ID NO: 153) TIM3 miR122 (SEQ ID NO: 154)(SEQ ID NO: 155) TIM3 miR214 (SEQ ID NO: 156) (SEQ ID NO: 157) LAG3miR-30a (SEQ ID NO: 158) (SEQ ID NO: 159) LAG3 miR122 (SEQ ID NO: 160)(SEQ ID NO: 161) GITR miR206 (SEQ ID NO: 162) (SEQ ID NO: 163) GITRmiR29b1 (SEQ ID NO: 164) (SEQ ID NO: 165) PIK3IP1 miR206 (SEQ ID NO:166) (SEQ ID NO: 167) PIK3IP1 miR126 (SEQ ID NO: 168) (SEQ ID NO: 169)PIK3IP1 miR30a (SEQ ID NO: 170) (SEQ ID NO: 171)

In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to apolynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence having at least 80%sequence identity with any one of SEQ ID NOs: 64-83, 85, 87-171, and704-713 or that is capable of hybridizing under stringent hybridizationconditions to the complement of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 64-83, 85,87-171, and 704-713. In certain such embodiments, the present inventionrelates to a polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence having atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withany one of SEQ ID NOs: 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 88, 90,92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120,122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146, 148,150, 152, 154, 156, 158, 160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 170, 704, 705, 709,and 710 or that is capable of hybridizing under stringent hybridizationconditions to the complement of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 64, 66, 68, 70,72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108,110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136,138, 140, 142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 154, 156, 158, 160, 162, 164,166, 168, 170, 704, 705, 709, and 710.

In certain embodiments, the miRNA targets PD-1. In certain suchembodiments, the present invention relates to a polynucleotidecomprising a nucleic acid sequence having at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with any one of SEQ ID NOs:72-83, 85, 87, and 704-713 or that is capable of hybridizing understringent hybridization conditions to the complement of any one of SEQID NOs: 72-83, 85, 87, and 704-713. In certain embodiments, the presentinvention relates to a polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequencehaving at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequenceidentity with any one of SEQ ID NOs: 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 704, 705,709, and 710 or that is capable of hybridizing under stringenthybridization conditions to the complement of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 72,74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 704, 705, 709, and 710.

In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to apolynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence having at least 80%,85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with any one ofSEQ ID NOs: 72-75 or that is capable of hybridizing under stringenthybridization conditions to the complement of any one of SEQ ID NOs:72-75. In certain such embodiments, the present invention relates to apolynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence having at least 80%,85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:72 or 74 or that is capable of hybridizing under stringent hybridizationconditions to the complement of SEQ ID NO: 72 or 74.

In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to apolynucleotide comprising:

-   -   a) a sequence encoding a 5′ miRNA backbone sequence;    -   b) a sequence encoding a guide miRNA sequence;    -   c) a sequence encoding a stem loop sequence;    -   d) a sequence encoding a passenger miRNA sequence; and    -   e) a sequence encoding a 3′ backbone sequence.

In certain embodiments, the sequence encoding the guide miRNA sequencehas at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identitywith any one of SEQ ID NOs: 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 88,90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118,120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146,148, 150, 152, 154, 156, 158, 160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 170, 704, 705,709, and 710; or is capable of hybridizing under stringent hybridizationconditions to the complement of any one of such sequences.

In certain embodiments, the sequence encoding the passenger miRNAsequence has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequenceidentity to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113,115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 137, 139, 141,143, 145, 147, 149, 151, 153, 155, 157, 159, 161, 163, 165, 167, 169,171, 706-708, and 711-713; or is capable of hybridizing under stringenthybridization conditions to the complement of any one of such sequences.

In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide encoding a pri-miRNA encodes:

-   -   a) a guide miRNA sequence having at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,        96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with any one of SEQ ID        NOs: 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96,        98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122,        124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146, 148,        150, 152, 154, 156, 158, 160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 170, 704, 705,        709, and 710, or that is capable of hybridizing under stringent        hybridization conditions to the complement of any one of such        sequences; and    -   b) a passenger sequence having at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%,        97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity to, respectively, any one of        SEQ ID NOs: 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89,        91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117,        119, 121, 123, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 137, 139, 141, 143,        145, 147, 149, 151, 153, 155, 157, 159, 161, 163, 165, 167, 169,        171, 706-708, and 711-713, or that is capable of hybridizing        under stringent hybridization conditions to the complement of        any one of such sequences.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, the sequences encoding the 5′ miRNAbackbone sequence, the stem loop sequence, and the 3′ miRNA backbonesequence can each comprise:

-   -   SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, and SEQ ID NO: 3, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, and SEQ ID NO: 6, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, and SEQ ID NO: 9, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, and SEQ ID NO: 12, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, and SEQ ID NO: 15, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, and SEQ ID NO: 18, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20, and SEQ ID NO: 21, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 23, and SEQ ID NO: 24, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 26, and SEQ ID NO: 27, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 29, and SEQ ID NO: 30, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 32, and SEQ ID NO: 33, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 34, SEQ ID NO: 35, and SEQ ID NO: 36, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 37, SEQ ID NO: 38, and SEQ ID NO: 39, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 40, SEQ ID NO: 41, and SEQ ID NO: 42, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 43, SEQ ID NO: 44, and SEQ ID NO: 45, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 46, SEQ ID NO: 47, and SEQ ID NO: 48, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 49, SEQ ID NO: 50, and SEQ ID NO: 51, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 52, SEQ ID NO: 53, and SEQ ID NO: 54, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 55, SEQ ID NO: 56, and SEQ ID NO: 57, respectively;    -   SEQ ID NO: 58, SEQ ID NO: 59, and SEQ ID NO: 60, respectively;        or    -   SEQ ID NO: 61, SEQ ID NO: 62, and SEQ ID NO: 63, respectively;        or sequences having at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,        or 99% sequence identity with such sequences, or that are        capable of hybridizing under stringent hybridization conditions        to the complements of such sequences.

Nucleic acids encoding exemplary non-naturally occurring pri-miRNAsequences targeting specific checkpoint inhibitors are described inTable 3. In certain embodiments, the non-naturally occurring pri-miRNAsequence may be a sequence that is capable of hybridizing understringent hybridization conditions with the complement of any one of thesequences listed in Table 3.

TABLE 3 Nucleic acid sequences encoding non-naturally occurringpri-miRNA sequences miRNA Encoded pri- Target miRNA(s) DNA SequenceCTLA4 miR204 (SEQ ID NO: 178) PD1 miR204 (SEQ ID NO: 179) PD1 miR206(SEQ ID NO: 180) TIGIT miR17 (SEQ ID NO: 181) TIGIT miR150 (SEQ ID NO:182) TIGIT miR204 (SEQ ID NO: 183) TIGIT miR-206 (SEQ ID NO: 184) TIGITmiR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 185) TIGIT miR-22 (SEQ ID NO: 186) TIGIT miR-16 (SEQID NO: 187) TIGIT miR-16 (SEQ ID NO: 188) TIGIT miR-21 (SEQ ID NO: 189)TIGIT miR-494 (SEQ ID NO: 190) TIGIT miR-142 (SEQ ID NO: 191) TIGITmiR-19 (SEQ ID NO: 192) TIGIT miR-1915 (SEQ ID NO: 193) TIGIT miR-206(SEQ ID NO: 194) TIGIT miR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 195) TIGIT miR-22 (SEQ ID NO:196) TIGIT miR-142 (SEQ ID NO: 197) TIGIT miR-16 (SEQ ID NO: 198) TIGITmiR-206 (SEQ ID NO: 199) TIGIT miR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 200) TIGIT miR-21(SEQ ID NO: 201) TIGIT miR-494 (SEQ ID NO: 202) TIGIT miR-19 (SEQ ID NO:203) TIGIT miR-1915 (SEQ ID NO: 204) TIGIT miR-204 (SEQ ID NO: 205)TIGIT miR-206 (SEQ ID NO: 206) TIGIT miR-21 (SEQ ID NO: 207) TIGITmiR-22 (SEQ ID NO: 208) TIM3 miR204 (SEQ ID NO: 209) TIM3 miR150 (SEQ IDNO: 210) TIM3 miR30a (SEQ ID NO: 211) TIM3 miR206 (SEQ ID NO: 212) TIM3miR16 (SEQ ID NO: 213) TIM3 miR17 (SEQ ID NO: 214) TIM3 miR126 (SEQ IDNO: 215) TIM3 miR122 (SEQ ID NO: 216) TIM3 miR214 (SEQ ID NO: 217) TIM3miR29b1 (SEQ ID NO: 218) TIM3 miR204 (SEQ ID NO: 219) TIM3 miR133a1 (SEQID NO: 220) LAG3 miR30a (SEQ ID NO: 221) LAG3 miR206 (SEQ ID NO: 222)LAG3 miR204 (SEQ ID NO: 223) LAG3 miR150 (SEQ ID NO: 224) LAG3 miR17(SEQ ID NO: 225) LAG3 miR122 (SEQ ID NO: 226) LAG3 miR126 (SEQ ID NO:227) GITR miR30a (SEQ ID NO: 228) GITR miR206 (SEQ ID NO: 229) GITRmiR17 (SEQ ID NO: 230) GITR miR122 (SEQ ID NO: 231) GITR miR150 (SEQ IDNO: 232) GITR miR29 (SEQ ID NO: 233) GITR miR181a1 (SEQ ID NO: 234)TIGIT miR206 (SEQ ID NO: 235) TIGIT miR30a (SEQ ID NO: 236) TIGITmiR133a1 (SEQ ID NO: 237) TIGIT miR122 (SEQ ID NO: 238) TIGIT miR29b1(SEQ ID NO: 239) TIGIT miR214 (SEQ ID NO: 240) PD1 miR30a (SEQ ID NO:241) PD1 miR412 (SEQ ID NO: 242) PD1 miR17 (SEQ ID NO: 243) PD1 miR122(SEQ ID NO: 244) PD1 miR150 (SEQ ID NO: 245) PD1 miR486 (SEQ ID NO: 246)PD1 miR206 (SEQ ID NO: 247) PD1 miR122 (SEQ ID NO: 248) PD1 miR30a (SEQID NO: 249) CTLA4 miR206 (SEQ ID NO: 250) CTLA4 miR26a (SEQ ID NO: 251)CTLA4 miR30a (SEQ ID NO: 252) PIK3IP1 miR206 (SEQ ID NO: 253) PIK3IP1miR126 (SEQ ID NO: 254) PIK3IP1 miR30a (SEQ ID NO: 255) TCRa3′UTR miR150(SEQ ID NO: 256) TCRa3′UTR miR204 (SEQ ID NO: 257) TCRa3′UTR miR206 (SEQID NO: 258) TCRa3′UTR miR26a (SEQ ID NO: 259) TCRa3′UTR miR150 (SEQ IDNO: 260) TCRa3′UTR miR16 (SEQ ID NO: 261) TCRa3′UTR miR206 (SEQ ID NO:262) TCRa3′UTR miR26a (SEQ ID NO: 263)

In certain such embodiments, the present invention relates to apolynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence having at least 80%,85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with any one ofSEQ ID NOs: 178-263 or that is capable of hybridizing under stringenthybridization conditions to the complement of any one of SEQ ID NOs:178-263.

In certain embodiments, the miRNA targets PD-1. In certain suchembodiments, the present invention relates to a polynucleotidecomprising a nucleic acid sequence having at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with any one of SEQ ID NOs: 179,180, and 241-249 or that is capable of hybridizing under stringenthybridization conditions to the complement of any one of SEQ ID NOs:179, 180, and 241-249. In certain embodiments, the present inventionrelates to a polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence having atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withany one of SEQ ID NO: 179 or 180 or that is capable of hybridizing understringent hybridization conditions to the complement of any one of SEQID NOs: 179 or 180.

Certain embodiments of the present relate to a polynucleotide thatcomprises nucleic acid sequences encoding at least two pri-miRNAs. Thetwo or more pri-miRNAs may contain guide miRNA sequences that target thesame target gene or the various guide miRNAs may target different genes.In the case of multiple pri-miRNAs, each design may be based on adifferent native miRNA backbone to reduce the likelihood of misfoldingof one miRNA with another. Table 4 provides examples of nucleic acidsequences encoding one or more pri-miRNAs.

TABLE 4 Non-naturally occurring miRNA sequences comprising two or morepri-miRNAs miRNA miRNA Target backbone DNA Sequence PD1 miR204 + (SEQ IDNO: 267) miR206 PD1 + miR204 + (SEQ ID NO: 268) TIGIT miR150 PD1 +miR206 + (SEQ ID NO: 269) TIGIT miR150 TIGIT + miR17 + (SEQ ID NO: 270)PD1 miR204 TIGIT + miR17 + (SEQ ID NO: 271) PD1 miR206 TIGIT + miR204 +(SEQ ID NO: 272) PD1 miR206 TIGIT + miR150 + (SEQ ID NO: 273) PD1 miR204TIGIT + miR150 + (SEQ ID NO: 274) PD1 miR206 TIGIT + miR17 + (SEQ ID NO:275) PD1 + miR204 + PD1 miR206 TIGIT + miR17 + (SEQ ID NO: 276) PD1 +miR204 + PD1 miR206 extra spacing 1 TIGIT + miR17 + (SEQ ID NO: 277)PD1 + miR204 + PD1 miR206 extra spacing 2 PD1 + PD1 + miR204 + (SEQ IDNO: 278) TIGIT miR206 + miR17 PD1 + PD1 + miR204 + (SEQ ID NO: 279)TIGIT miR206 + miR17 extra spacing 1 PD1 + PD1 + miR204 + (SEQ ID NO:280) TIGIT miR206 + miR17 extra spacing 2 PD1 + miR204 + (SEQ ID NO:281) CTLA4 miR26a PD1 + miR204 + (SEQ ID NO: 282) PD1 miR206 PD1 +miR206 + (SEQ ID NO: 283) CTLA4 miR26a PD1 + miR206 + (SEQ ID NO: 284)CTLA4 miR204 TIGIT + miR17 + (SEQ ID NO: 285) CTLA4 miR26a TIGIT +miR17 + (SEQ ID NO: 286) CTLA4 miR204 TIGIT + miR17 + (SEQ ID NO: 287)PD1 miR204 TIGIT + miR17 + (SEQ ID NO: 288) PD1 206 TIGIT + miR204 +(SEQ ID NO: 289) CTLA4 miR26a TIGIT + miR204 + (SEQ ID NO: 290) PD1miR206

In certain such embodiments, the present invention relates to apolynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence having at least 80%,85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with any one ofSEQ ID NOs: 267-290 or that is capable of hybridizing under stringenthybridization conditions to the complement of any one of SEQ ID NOs:267-290.

In certain such embodiments, the pri-miRNA comprises at least twopre-miRNAs that target PD-1. In certain embodiments, the presentinvention relates to a polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequencehaving at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequenceidentity with any one of SEQ ID NO: 267 or that is capable ofhybridizing under stringent hybridization conditions to the complementof any one of SEQ ID NOs: 267.

In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid encoding the pri-miRNA(s) iscontained in the same genetic construct as that comprising one or moregenes encoding protein(s) of interest (e.g., a chimeric antigenreceptor, a cytokine, or a cell tag). In certain embodiments, such agenetic construct includes a nucleic acid sequence encoding a 5′untranslated region (5′UTR) directly upstream of the gene(s) of interestand the sequence encoding the miRNA is included in the 5′UTR. In certainembodiments, such a genetic construct includes a nucleic acid sequenceencoding a 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR) directly downstream of thegene(s) of interest and the sequence encoding the miRNA is included inthe 3′UTR.

In embodiments wherein the sequence encoding the pri-miRNA is includedin the sequence corresponding to the 5′ UTR, the transcribed RNA caninclude additional sequences such as splice donor, branchpoint and/oracceptor site sequences. The inclusion of splice donor, branchpoint, andacceptor sites is important for splicing of the miRNAs from thetranscribed RNA. Without splicing, the highly structured miRNA sequenceis likely to impede ribosome scanning to the translation initiationsequence relating to the gene of interest. Examples of sequencesencoding such splice donor/acceptor sites include SEQ ID NOs: 291 and292, sequences having at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99%sequence identity with such sequences and sequences that are capable ofhybridizing with the complement of such sequences under stringenthybridization conditions.

Thus, in certain embodiments, the polynucleotide of the presentinvention further comprises: a) a nucleic acid sequence having at least80% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 291 or that is capable ofhybridizing under stringent hybridization conditions to the complementof SEQ ID NO: 291; and b) a nucleic acid sequence having at least 80%sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 292 or that is capable of hybridizingunder stringent hybridization conditions to the complement of SEQ ID NO:292.

IV. Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CARs)

In any of the foregoing embodiments, a polynucleotide of the presentdisclosure can further encode a chimeric receptor, such as a chimericantigen receptor (CAR). Thus, a polynucleotide of the present disclosurecan encode miRNA(s) and a CAR as described herein. In any of theembodiments of the present disclosure, a modified immune effector cellcan comprise a chimeric receptor as described herein.

A CAR is an engineered receptor that grafts an exogenous specificityonto an immune effector cell. In some instances, a CAR comprises anextracellular domain (ectodomain) that comprises an antigen-bindingdomain, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular (endodomain)domain. The intracellular domain comprises an intracellular signalingdomain. In certain embodiments, the extracellular domain furthercomprises a spacer between the antigen-binding domain and thetransmembrane domain.

A. Antigen-Binding Domain

An antigen-binding domain can comprise complementary determining regionsof a monoclonal antibody and/or antigen binding fragments thereof. Acomplementarity determining region (CDR) is a short amino acid sequencefound in the variable domains of antigen receptor (e.g., immunoglobulinand T-cell receptor) proteins that bind an antigen and thereforeprovides the receptor with its specificity for that particular antigen.Each polypeptide chain of an antigen receptor can contain three CDRs(CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3).

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises anantibody, or functional fragment or variant thereof, that binds to atarget antigen. The functional fragment or variant may comprise thevariable domain of the heavy chain of an antibody (V_(H)) and/or thevariable domain of the light chain of an antibody (V_(L)), or functionalfragments or variants thereof. In certain embodiments, theantigen-binding domain comprises a Fv, Fab, Fab2, Fab′, F(ab′)2, orF(ab′) 3 fragment of an antibody. In certain embodiments, theantigen-binding domain comprises a scFv, sc(Fv)₂, a dsFv, a diabody, aminibody, a nanobody, or binding fragments thereof. In certainembodiments, the antigen-binding domain further comprises an F_(c)fragment of an antibody, for example it may comprise an scFv linked withan F_(c) fragment.

In some embodiments, the CAR targets an antigen that is elevated incancer cells, in autoimmune cells, or in cells that are infected by avirus, bacteria or parasite. Pathogens that may be targeted include,without limitation, Plasmodium, trypanosome, Aspergillus, Candida,Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HSV, HPV, RSV, EBV, CMV, JCvirus, BK virus, or Ebola pathogens. Autoimmune diseases can includegraft-versus-host disease, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, celiac disease,Crohn's disease, Sjogren Syndrome, polymyalgia rheumatic, multiplesclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, ankylosing spondylitis, Type 1diabetes, alopecia areata, vasculitis, temporal arteritis, bullouspemphigoid, psoriasis, pemphigus vulgaris, and autoimmune uveitis.

The pathogen recognized by a CAR may be essentially any kind ofpathogen, but in some embodiments, the pathogen is a fungus, bacteria,or virus. Exemplary viral pathogens include those of the families ofAdenoviridae, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Cytomegalovirus (CMV),Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), JC virus, BK virus, HPV, HSV, HHVfamily of viruses, Hepatitis family of viruses, Picornaviridae,Herpesviridae, Hepadnaviridae, Flaviviridae, Retroviridae,

Orthomyxoviridae, Paramyxoviridae, Papovaviridae, Polyomavirus,Rhabdoviridae, and Togaviridae. Exemplary pathogenic viruses causesmallpox, influenza, mumps, measles, chickenpox, ebola, and rubella.Exemplary pathogenic fungi include Candida, Aspergillus, Cryptococcus,Histoplasma, Pneumocystis, and Stachybotrys. Exemplary pathogenicbacteria include Streptococcus, Pseudomonas, Shigella, Campylobacter,Staphylococcus, Helicobacter, E. coli, Rickettsia, Bacillus, Bordetella,Chlamydia, Spirochetes, and Salmonella. In some embodiments, thepathogen receptor Dectin-1 may be used to generate a CAR that recognizesthe carbohydrate structure on the cell wall of fungi such asAspergillus. In another embodiment, CARs can be made based on anantibody recognizing viral determinants (e.g., the glycoproteins fromCMV and Ebola) to interrupt viral infections and pathology.

In some embodiments, a CAR described herein comprises an antigen-bindingdomain that binds to an epitope on B7H4, BCMA, BTLA, CAIX, CA125, CCR4,CD3, CD4, CD5, CD7, CD16, CD19, CD20, CD22, CD24, CD25, CD28, CD30,CD33, CD38, CD40, CD44, CD44v6, CD44v7/v8, CD47, CD52, CD56, CD70,CD79b, CD80, CD81, CD86, CD123, CD133, CD137, CD138, CD151, CD171,CD174, CD276, CEA, CEACAM6, CLL-1, c-MET, CS1, CSPG4, CTLA-4, DLL3,EDB-F, EGFR, EGFR2, EGFRvIII, EGP-2, EGP-40, EphA2, FAP, FLT1, FLT4,Folate-binding Protein, Folate Receptor, Folate receptor α, α-Folatereceptor, Frizzled, GD2, GD3, GHR, GHRHR, GITR, GPC3, Gp100, gp130, HBVantigens, HER1, HER2, HER3, HER4, HER1/HER3, h5T4, HPV antigens, HVEM,IGF1R, IgKAppa, IL-1-RAP, IL-2R, IL6R, IL-11Rα, IL-13R-a2, KDR,KRASG12V, LewisA, LewisY, L1-CAM, LIFRP, LRP5, LTPR, MAGE-A, MAGE-A1,MAGE-A10, MAGE-A3, MAGEA3/A6, MAGE-A4, MAGE-A6, MART-1, MCAM,mesothelin, PSCA, Mucins such as MUC1, MUC-4 or MUC16, NGFR, NKG2D,Notch-1-4, NY-ESO-1, O-acetylGD2, O-acetylGD3, OX40, P53, PD1, PDE10A,PD-L1, PD-L2, PMSA, PRAME, PSCA, PSMA, PTCH1, RANK, Robol, ROR1, ROR1R,ROR-2, TACI, TAG-72, TCRα, TCRp, TGF, TGFBeta, TGFBeta-II, TGFBR1,TGFBR2, Titin, TLR7, TLR9, TNFR1, TNFR2, TNFRSF4, TRBC1, TWEAK-R, VEGF,VEGF-R2, or WT-1.

In some embodiments, a CAR described herein comprises an antigen-bindingdomain that binds to an epitope on CD19, CD33, MUC1, MUC16, or ROR1. Insome instances, a CAR described herein comprises an antigen-bindingdomain that binds to an epitope on CD19. In some cases, a CAR describedherein comprises an antigen-binding domain that binds to an epitope onCD33. In some instances, a CAR described herein comprises anantigen-binding domain that binds to an epitope on MUC1. In someinstances, a CAR described herein comprises an antigen-binding domainthat binds to an epitope on MUC16. In some instances, a CAR describedherein comprises an antigen-binding domain that binds to an epitope onROR1. In further embodiments, a CAR described herein comprises anautoantigen or an antigen binding domain that binds to an epitope onHLA-A2, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), factor VIII (FVIII),MAdCAM1, SDF1, or collagen type II.

Antigen binding can be assessed by flow cytometry or a cell based assayor any other equivalent assay. Cell based assays may utilize a cell typeexpressing antigen of interest on the surface to assess antigen-binding.An antigen or a fragment thereof expressed as a soluble protein can beutilized to assess antigen-binding using flow cytometry or similarassay. Improvements in antigen-binding may be indirectly assessed byfunctional measurement of antigen-binding domain or a chimeric receptor.For example, improved antigen-binding of a chimeric receptor or a CAR,as described herein, can be measured by increased specific cytotoxicityagainst target cells expressing the antigen.

Cell surface expression level of a polypeptide of the present disclosurecan be assessed, for example, using a flow cytometry based assay.Improved expression of an antigen-binding polypeptide can be measured aspercentage of analyzed cells expressing said antigen-binding polypeptideor alternatively as average density of said antigen-binding polypeptideon the surface of a cell. Additional suitable methods that can be usedfor assessing cell surface expression of the antigen-bindingpolypeptides described herein include western blotting or any otherequivalent assay.

1. CD19-specific Antigen-Binding Domain

CD19 is a cell surface glycoprotein of the immunoglobulin superfamilyand is found predominately in malignant B-lineage cells. In someinstances, CD19 has also been detected in solid tumors such aspancreatic cancer, liver cancer, and prostate cancer.

In some embodiments, the CAR comprises a CD19-specific antigen-bindingdomain, in which the antigen-binding domain comprises a F(ab′)2, Fab′,Fab, Fv, or scFv. In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domainrecognizes an epitope on CD19 that is also recognized by FMC63. In someembodiments the scFv and/or VH/VL domains is/are derived from FMC63.FMC63 generally refers to a mouse monoclonal IgG1 antibody raisedagainst Nalm-1 and -16 cells expressing CD19 of human origin (Ling, N.R., el al. (1987). Leucocyte typing III. 302).

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain recognizes an epitope onCD19 that is also recognized by JCAR014, JCAR015, JCAR017, or 19-28z CAR(Juno Therapeutics).

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a scFvantigen-binding domain that recognizes an epitope on CD19 that is alsorecognized by JCAR014, JCAR015, JCAR017, or 19-28z CAR (JunoTherapeutics).

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises an anti-CD19antibody described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2016/0152723. In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprisesan anti-CD19 antibody described in International Patent ApplicationPublication No. WO2015/123642. In some embodiments, the antigen-bindingdomain comprises an anti-CD19 scFv derived from clone FMC63 (Nicholsonet al., Construction and characterization of a functional CD19 specificsingle chain Fv fragment for immunotherapy of B lineage leukemia andlymphoma., Mol. Immunol. 34:1157-1165 (1997)).

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain recognizes an epitope onCD19 that is also recognized by KTE-C19 (Kite Pharma, Inc.).

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a scFvantigen-binding domain, and the antigen-binding domain recognizes anepitope on CD19 that is also recognized by KTE-C19.

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises an anti-CD19antibody described in International Patent Application Publication No.WO2015/187528 or fragment or variant thereof.

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain recognizes an epitope onCD19 that is also recognized by CTL019 (Novartis).

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a scFvantigen-binding domain, and the antigen-binding domain recognizes anepitope on CD19 that is also recognized by CTL019.

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain recognizes an epitope onCD19 that is also recognized by UCART19 (Cellectis).

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a scFvantigen-binding domain, and the antigen-binding domain recognizes anepitope on CD19 that is also recognized by UCART19.

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain recognizes an epitope onCD19 that is also recognized by BPX-401 (Bellicum).

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a scFvantigen-binding domain, and the antigen-binding domain recognizes anepitope on CD19 that is also recognized by BPX-401.

In some cases, the antigen-binding domain recognizes an epitope on CD19that is also recognized by blinatumomab (Amgen), coltuximabravtansine(ImmunoGen Inc./Sanofi-aventis), MOR208 (Morphosys AG/Xencor Inc.),MEDI-551 (Medimmune), denintuzumabmafodotin (Seattle Genetics), B4 (orDI-B4) (Merck Serono), taplitumomabpaptox (National Cancer Institute),XmAb 5871 (Amgen/Xencor, Inc.), MDX-1342 (Medarex) or AFM11 (Affimed).

-   In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a F(ab′)    2, Fab′, Fab, Fv, or scFv, and the antigen-binding domain recognizes    an epitope on CD19 that is also recognized by blinatumomab (Amgen),    coltuximabravtansine (ImmunoGen Inc./Sanofi-aventis), MOR208    (Morphosys AG/Xencor Inc.), MEDI-551 (Medimmune),    denintuzumabmafodotin (Seattle Genetics), B4 (or DI-B4) (Merck    Serono), taplitumomabpaptox (National Cancer Institute), XmAb 5871    (Amgen/Xencor, Inc.), MDX-1342 (Medarex) or AFM11 (Affimed).

In some cases, the antigen-binding domain comprises a scFvantigen-binding domain, and the antigen-binding domain recognizes anepitope on CD19 that is also recognized by FMC63, blinatumomab (Amgen),coltuximabravtansine (ImmunoGen Inc./Sanofi-aventis), MOR208 (MorphosysAG/Xencor Inc.), MEDI-551 (Medimmune), denintuzumabmafodotin (SeattleGenetics), B4 (or DI-B4) (Merck Serono), taplitumomabpaptox (NationalCancer Institute), XmAb 5871 (Amgen/Xencor, Inc.), MDX-1342 (Medarex) orAFM11 (Affimed).

2. CD33-specific Antigen-Binding Domain

“CD33,” is a 67 kDa single pass transmembrane glycoprotein and is amember of the sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins (Siglecs)super-family. CD33 is characterized by a V-set Ig-like domainresponsible for sialic acid binding and a C2-set Ig-like domain in itsextracellular domain. CD33 is expressed in myeloid lineage cells and hasalso been detected in lymphoid cells. Alternative splicing of CD33 mRNAleads to a shorter isoform (CD33m) lacking the V-set Ig-like domain aswell as the disulfide bond linking the V- and C2-set Ig-like domains. Inhealthy subjects, CD33 is primarily expressed as a myeloiddifferentiation antigen found on normal multipotent myeloid precursors,unipotent colony-forming cells, monocytes and maturing granulocytes.CD33 is expressed on more than 80% of myeloid leukemia cells but not onnormal hematopoietic stem cells or mature granulocytes. (Andrews, R. etal., The L4F3 antigen is expressed by unipotent and multipotentcolony-forming cells but not by their precursors, Blood, 68(5):1030-5(1986)). CD33 has been reported to be expressed on malignant myeloidcells, activated T cells and activated NK cells and is found on at leasta subset of blasts in the vast majority of AML patients (Pollard, J. etal., Correlation of CD33 expression level with disease characteristicsand response to gemtuzumab ozogamicin containing chemotherapy inchildhood AML, Blood, 119(16):3705-11(2012)). In addition to broadexpression on AML blasts, CD33 may be expressed on stem cells underlyingAML.

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain of a CAR describedherein is specific to CD33 (CD33 CAR). The CD33-specific CAR, whenexpressed on the cell surface, redirects the specificity of T cells tohuman CD33. In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises asingle chain antibody fragment (scFv) comprising a variable domain lightchain (VL) and variable domain heavy chain (VH) of a target antigenspecific monoclonal anti-CD33 antibody joined by a flexible linker, suchas a glycine-serine linker or a Whitlow linker. In some embodiments, thescFv is M195, m2H12, DRB2, and/or My9-6. In some embodiments, the scFvis humanized, for example, hM195. In some embodiments, theantigen-binding domain may comprise VH and VL that are directionallylinked, for example, from N to C terminus, VH-linker-VL or VL-linker-VH.In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a F(ab′)2,Fab′, Fab, Fv, or scFv that binds CD33. In some embodiments, theantigen-binding region recognizes an epitope on CD33 that is alsorecognized by Lintuzumab (Seattle Genetics), BI 836858 (BoehringerIngelheim).

In some embodiments, a CAR described herein comprises an antigen-bindingdomain comprising a VL polypeptide.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VL domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 293 (hM195 VL domain),SEQ ID NO: 296 (M2H12 VL domain), SEQ ID NO: 298 (DRB2 VL domain), SEQID NO: 300 (My9-6 VL domain) or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter thanany one of the aforementioned sequences by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10,9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/orC-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with theamino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 293, 296, 298, and 300,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of any one of suchsequences.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VL domainencoded by SEQ ID NO: 301 (nucleic acid encoding the VL domain forhM195). In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%,85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:301; hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with thecomplement of the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 301; or is a codondegenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 301.

In some embodiments, a CAR described herein comprises an antigen-bindingdomain comprising a VH polypeptide.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VH domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 294 (hM195 VH domain),SEQ ID NO: 295 (M2H12 VH domain), SEQ ID NO: 297 (DRB2 VH domain), SEQID NO: 299 (My9-6 VH domain) or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter thanany one of the aforementioned sequences by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10,9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/orC-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with theamino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 294, 295, 297, or 299,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the amino acidsequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 294, 295, 297, or 299.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VH domainencoded by SEQ ID NO: 302 (nucleic acid encoding the VH domain forhM195), or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 302; hybridizesunder stringent hybridization conditions with the complement of thenucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 302; or is a codon degeneratevariant of SEQ ID NO: 302.

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain can comprise VH and VLthat are directionally linked, for example, from N to C terminus,VH-linker-VL or VL-linker-VH. Any linker as described herein can be usedto link the VH and VL domains.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises scFv. Incertain such embodiments, the domain comprises the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 303, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Incertain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than any one ofthe aforementioned sequence by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6,5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. Incertain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%,95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 303, and/or is a conservatively-substitutedvariant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 303.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain is encoded by SEQ IDNO: 304, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 304; hybridizesunder stringent hybridization conditions with the complement of thenucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 304; or is a codon degeneratevariant of SEQ ID NO: 304.

3. MUC1-specific Antigen-Binding Domain

In one embodiment, the antigen-binding domain binds to an epitope onMUC1. In some embodiments, the anti-MUC1 antibody fragment is a Fab,Fab2, (Fab′)₂, Fv, (Fv)₂, scFv, scFv-F_(C), F_(C), diabody, triabody, orminibody of the anti-MUC1. In some embodiments, the anti-MUC1 antibodyfragment is a single-domain antibody of the anti-MUC1 antibody. In someembodiments, the single-domain antibody is a V_(NAR) or V_(H)H fragmentof the anti-MUC1 antibody.

In some embodiments, a CAR described herein comprises an antigen-bindingdomain comprising a VL polypeptide of MUC1.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VL domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 310-314, ora functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of any oneof SEQ ID NOs: 310-314 by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4,3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence ofany one of SEQ ID NOs: 310-314, and/or is a conservatively-substitutedvariant of the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 310-314.

In some embodiments, a CAR described herein comprises an antigen-bindingdomain comprising a VH polypeptide of MUC1.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VH domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 305-309, ora functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of any oneof SEQ ID NOs: 305-309 by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4,3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence ofany one of SEQ ID NOs: 305-309, and/or is a conservatively-substitutedvariant of the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 305-309.

In some embodiments, the antigen binding moiety can comprise VH and VLthat are directionally linked, for example, from N to C terminus,VH-linker-VL or VL-linker-VH. Any linker as described herein can be usedto link the VH and VL domains.

4. MUC16-Specific Antigen-Binding Domain

In some embodiments, the antigen binding moiety of a CAR describedherein is specific to MUC16 (MUC16 CAR). The MUC16-specific CAR, whenexpressed on the cell surface, redirects the specificity of T cells tohuman MUC16.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VL domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 329, 331,333, 335, 337, 339, 341, 662, 664, 666, 668, 670, 688, 690, 692, 694,696, 698, and 700, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Incertain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than the aminoacid sequence of any one of the aforementioned sequences by at most 30,25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at theN- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant hasat least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identitywith the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 329, 331, 333,335, 337, 339, 341, 662, 664, 666, 668, 670, 688, 690, 692, 694, 696,698, and 700; and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of theamino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 329, 331, 333, 335, 337,339, 341, 662, 664, 666, 668, 670, 688, 690, 692, 694, 696, 698, and700.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VL domainencoded by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 330, 332, 334, 336, 338, 340, 342,663, 665, 667, 669, 671, 689, 691, 693, 695, 697, 699, and 701, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with any one of SEQ ID NOs: 330, 332, 334, 336,338, 340, 342, 663, 665, 667, 669, 671, 689, 691, 693, 695, 697, 699,and 701; or hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with thecomplement of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 330, 332, 334, 336, 338, 340, 342,663, 665, 667, 669, 671, 689, 691, 693, 695, 697, 699, and 701.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VL domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 692, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalfragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 692 by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10,9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/orC-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 692; and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 692.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VL domainencoded by SEQ ID NO: 693, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 693;or hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with thecomplement of SEQ ID NO: 693.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VH domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 315, 317,319, 321, 323, 325, 327, 648, 650, 652, 654, 656, 658, 660, 672, 674,676, 678, 680, 682, 684, and 686, or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter thanthe amino acid sequence of any one of the aforementioned sequences by atmost 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with any one of SEQ ID NOs: 315, 317, 319, 321,323, 325, 327, 648, 650, 652, 654, 656, 658, 660, 672, 674, 676, 678,680, 682, 684, and 686; and/or is a conservatively-substituted variantof the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 315, 317, 319, 321,323, 325, 327, 648, 650, 652, 654, 656, 658, 660, 672, 674, 676, 678,680, 682, 684, and 686.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VH domainencoded by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 316, 318, 320, 322, 324, 326, 328,649, 651, 653, 655, 657, 659, 661, 673, 675, 677, 679, 681, 683, 685,and 687, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with any one of SEQ ID NOs: 316,318, 320, 322, 324, 326, 328, 649, 651, 653, 655, 657, 659, 661, 673,675, 677, 679, 681, 683, 685, and 687; or hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of any one of SEQ ID NOs:316, 318, 320, 322, 324, 326, 328, 649, 651, 653, 655, 657, 659, 661,673, 675, 677, 679, 681, 683, 685, and 687.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VH domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 676, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalfragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 676 by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10,9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/orC-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 676; and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 676.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VH domainencoded by SEQ ID NO: 677, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 677;or hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with thecomplement of SEQ ID NO: 677.

In some embodiments, the antigen binding moiety can comprise VH and VLthat are directionally linked, for example, from N to C terminus,VH-linker-VL or VL-linker-VH. Any linker as described herein can be usedto link the VH and VL domains.

In some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a single chainantibody fragment (scFv) comprising a variable domain light chain (VL)and variable domain heavy chain (VH) of a target antigen specificmonoclonal anti-MUC16 antibody joined by a flexible linker, such as aglycine-serine linker or a Whitlow linker. In certain embodiments, thescFv comprises the VH and VL from MUC16-3 and a linker. In certain suchembodiments, the scFv comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:343, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 343 by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5,4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. Incertain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%,95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 343; and/or is a conservatively-substitutedvariant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 343.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a scFvencoded by SEQ ID NO: 344, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 344;or hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with thecomplement of SEQ ID NO: 344.

5. ROR1-Specific Antigen-Binding Domain

In some embodiments, a CAR described herein comprises an antigen-bindingdomain comprising the V_(L)domain of an anti-ROR1 antibody.

In certain such embodiments, the antigen-binding domain may comprise anamino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 347, 351, 355, 359, 363,367, 371, 375, 379, 383, 387, 391, 395, 399, 403, 407, 411, 415, 419,423, 427, 431, 435, 439, 443, 447, 451, 455, 459, and 463, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than any one of the aforementionedsequences by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1amino acid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments,the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,or 99% sequence identity with any one of SEQ ID NOs: 347, 351, 355, 359,363, 367, 371, 375, 379, 383, 387, 391, 395, 399, 403, 407, 411, 415,419, 423, 427, 431, 435, 439, 443, 447, 451, 455, 459, and 463, and/oris a conservatively-substituted variant of the amino acid sequence ofany one of SEQ ID NOs: 347, 351, 355, 359, 363, 367, 371, 375, 379, 383,387, 391, 395, 399, 403, 407, 411, 415, 419, 423, 427, 431, 435, 439,443, 447, 451, 455, 459, and 463.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a V_(L)domain encoded by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 348, 352, 356, 360, 364, 368,372, 376, 380, 384, 388, 392, 396, 400, 404, 408, 412, 416, 420, 424,428, 432, 436, 440, 444, 448, 452, 456, 460, and 464, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalvariant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequenceidentity with any one of SEQ ID NOs: 348, 352, 356, 360, 364, 368, 372,376, 380, 384, 388, 392, 396, 400, 404, 408, 412, 416, 420, 424, 428,432, 436, 440, 444, 448, 452, 456, 460, and 464; hybridizes understringent hybridization conditions with the complement of any one of SEQID NOs: 348, 352, 356, 360, 364, 368, 372, 376, 380, 384, 388, 392, 396,400, 404, 408, 412, 416, 420, 424, 428, 432, 436, 440, 444, 448, 452,456, 460, and 464; or is a codon degenerate variant of any one of SEQ IDNOs: 348, 352, 356, 360, 364, 368, 372, 376, 380, 384, 388, 392, 396,400, 404, 408, 412, 416, 420, 424, 428, 432, 436, 440, 444, 448, 452,456, 460, and 464.

In some embodiments, a CAR described herein comprises the VH domain ofan anti-ROR1 antibody.

In certain such embodiments, the antigen-binding domain may comprise anamino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 349, 353, 357, 361, 365,369, 373, 377, 381, 385, 389, 393, 397, 401, 405, 409, 413, 417, 421,425, 429, 433, 437, 441, 445, 449, 453, 457, and 461, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalfragment is shorter than any one of the aforementioned sequences by atmost 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with any one of SEQ ID NOs: 349, 353, 357, 361,365, 369, 373, 377, 381, 385, 389, 393, 397, 401, 405, 409, 413, 417,421, 425, 429, 433, 437, 441, 445, 449, 453, 457, and 461, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of the amino acid sequence of any oneof SEQ ID NOs: 349, 353, 357, 361, 365, 369, 373, 377, 381, 385, 389,393, 397, 401, 405, 409, 413, 417, 421, 425, 429, 433, 437, 441, 445,449, 453, 457, and 461.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a VH domainencoded by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 350, 354, 358, 362, 366, 370, 374,378, 382, 386, 390, 394, 398, 402, 406, 410, 414, 418, 422, 426, 430,434, 438, 442, 446, 450, 454, 458, and 462, or a functional fragment orvariant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withany one of SEQ ID NOs: 350, 354, 358, 362, 366, 370, 374, 378, 382, 386,390, 394, 398, 402, 406, 410, 414, 418, 422, 426, 430, 434, 438, 442,446, 450, 454, 458, and 462; hybridizes under stringent hybridizationconditions with the complement of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 350, 354, 358,362, 366, 370, 374, 378, 382, 386, 390, 394, 398, 402, 406, 410, 414,418, 422, 426, 430, 434, 438, 442, 446, 450, 454, 458, and 462; or is acodon degenerate variant of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 350, 354, 358, 362,366, 370, 374, 378, 382, 386, 390, 394, 398, 402, 406, 410, 414, 418,422, 426, 430, 434, 438, 442, 446, 450, 454, 458, and 462.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises at leastone CDR selected from those comprising the amino acid sequence of anyone of the CDRs that bind ROR1 or a functional fragment or variantthereof.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises the aminoacid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 715-725, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalfragment is shorter than the sequence of any one of the aforementionedsequences by at most 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N-and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withany one of SEQ ID NOs: 715-725, and/or is a conservatively-substitutedvariant of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 715-725.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a V_(H)domain comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 715, SEQ ID NO:716, and SEQ ID NO: 717.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a V_(H)domain comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 718, SEQ ID NO:719, and SEQ ID NO: 720.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a V_(L)domain comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 721, SEQ ID NO:722, and SEQ ID NO: 723.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a V_(L)domain comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 724, SEQ ID NO:725, and SEQ ID NO: 723.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises both theaforementioned V_(H) and VL domains.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a variableheavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 349or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 349 by at most 30, 25,20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N-and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withSEQ ID NO: 349, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 349.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a V_(H)domain encoded by SEQ ID NO: 350, or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ IDNO: 350; hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with thecomplement SEQ ID NO: 350; or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ IDNO: 350.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a variablelight chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 387or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 387 by at most 30, 25,20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N-and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withSEQ ID NO: 387, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 387.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a V_(L)domain encoded by SEQ ID NO: 388, or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ IDNO: 388; hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with thecomplement SEQ ID NO: 388; or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ IDNO: 388.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a variableheavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 349or a functional fragment or variant thereof, wherein the variable heavychain domain comprises, in N-terminal to C-terminal order, the sequencesof SEQ ID NO: 715, SEQ ID NO: 716, and SEQ ID NO: 717. In certainembodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 349 byat most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 349, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 349.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a variableheavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 349or a functional fragment or variant thereof, wherein the variable heavychain domain comprises, in N-terminal to C-terminal order, the sequencesof SEQ ID NO: 718, SEQ ID NO: 719, and SEQ ID NO: 720. In certainembodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 349 byat most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 349, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 349.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a variablelight chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 387or a functional fragment or variant thereof, wherein the variable heavychain domain comprises, in N-terminal to C-terminal order, the sequencesof SEQ ID NO: 721, SEQ ID NO: 722, and SEQ ID NO: 723. In certainembodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 387 byat most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 387, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 387.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a variablelight chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 387or a functional fragment or variant thereof, wherein the variable heavychain domain comprises, in N-terminal to C-terminal order, the sequencesof SEQ ID NO: 724, SEQ ID NO: 725, and SEQ ID NO: 723. In certainembodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 387 byat most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 387, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 387.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a variableheavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 726or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 726 by at most 30, 25,20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N-and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withSEQ ID NO: 726, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 726.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a variablelight chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 727or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 727 by at most 30, 25,20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N-and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withSEQ ID NO: 727, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 727.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a variableheavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 728or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 728 by at most 30, 25,20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N-and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withSEQ ID NO: 728, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 728.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a variablelight chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 729or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 729 by at most 30, 25,20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N-and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withSEQ ID NO: 729, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 729.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises a linkerthat links the V_(H) and VL domains. In certain such embodiments, thelinker comprises: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 424 ((G₄S)₃)or a conservatively-substituted variant thereof; or (b) an amino acidsequence having at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99%sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 424. In certain such embodiments, thelinker is encoded by SEQ ID NO: 425, hybridizes under stringentconditions to the complement of SEQ ID NO: 425, or is a codon degenerateversion of SEQ ID NO: 425. Any linker as described herein can be used tolink the VH and VL domains.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises an scFv. Incertain such embodiments, the domain comprises an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 465, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 465 byat most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 465, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 465.

In certain embodiments, the antigen-binding domain comprises an scFvencoded by SEQ ID NO: 466, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 466;hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with the complementSEQ ID NO: 466; or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 466.

6. EGFRvIII-Specific Antigen-Binding Domain

In another embodiment, a CAR described herein is a EGFRvIII-specificCAR. “EGFRvIII”, “EGFR variant III”, “EGFR type III mutant”, “EGFR.D2-7”or “de2-7EGFR” is a mutated form of epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR; ErbB-1; HER1), a transmembrane protein that is a receptor formembers of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family of extracellularprotein ligands in human and non-human subjects. EGFRvIII ischaracterized by a deletion of exons 2-7 of the wild type EGFR gene,which results in an in-frame deletion of 267 amino acids in theextracellular domain of the full length wild type EGFR protein. EGFRvIIIalso contains a novel glycine residue inserted at the fusion junctioncompared to wild type EGFR. The truncated receptor EGFRvIII is unable tobind any known EGFR ligand; however, it shows constitutive tyrosinekinase activity. This constitutive activation is important to itspro-oncogenic effect. A kinase-deficient EGFRvIII is unable to confer asimilar oncogenic advantage. EGFRvIII is highly expressed inglioblastoma (GBM) and can be detected in some other solid tumor typesbut not in normal tissues.

In some embodiments, the antigen binding moiety of a CAR describedherein is specific to EGFRvIII (EGFRvIII CAR). The EGFRvIII-specificCAR, when expressed on the cell surface, redirects the specificity of Tcells to human EGFRvIII. In embodiments, the antigen binding domaincomprises a single chain antibody fragment (scFv) comprising a variabledomain light chain (VL) and variable domain heavy chain (VH) of a targetantigen specific monoclonal anti-EGFRvIII antibody joined by a flexiblelinker, such as a glycine-serine linker or a Whitlow linker. In someembodiments, the antigen binding moiety may comprise VH and VL that aredirectionally linked, for example, from N to C terminus, VH-linker-VL orVL-linker-VH.

B. Spacer

In some embodiments, a chimeric antigen receptor of the presentdisclosure further includes a spacer that is used to link theantigen-binding domain to the transmembrane domain. In some embodiments,the spacer is flexible enough to allow the antigen-binding domain toorient in different directions to facilitate antigen recognition.

In certain embodiments, a chimeric antigen receptor comprising a spacerhas improved functional activity compared to an otherwise identicalantigen-binding polypeptide lacking the spacer. In certain embodiments,a chimeric antigen receptor comprising a spacer has increased expressionon a cell surface compared to an otherwise identical polypeptide lackingthe spacer. In an embodiment, a chimeric antigen receptor comprising aspacer is a polypeptide that, were it not for the spacer, would notexpress on the cell membrane surface and/or would not be able to bindits target due to lack of proximity or steric hindrance.

In certain embodiments, the spacer comprises a stalk region, for examplea hinge region from an antibody. In some instances, the stalk regioncomprises the hinge region from an IgG, for example IgG1. In alternativeinstances, the stalk region comprises the CH₂CH₃ region ofimmunoglobulin and, optionally, portions of CD3. In some cases, thestalk region comprises a CD8α hinge region (SEQ ID NO: 426), an IgG4-Fc12 amino acid hinge region (SEQ ID NO: 631), or an IgG4 hinge region asdescribed in WO2016/073755. The stalk region can be an extracellularportion of the CAR that links the antigen-binding domain to the cellsurface and/or transmembrane region.

In some embodiments, the stalk region can be from about 20 to about 300amino acids in length. In some cases, the stalk region can be about 20,21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38,39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56,57, 58, 59, 60 or greater amino acids in length. In other cases, thestalk region can be about: 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275 or 300amino acids in length. In some cases a stalk region can be less than 20amino acids in length.

In some embodiments, the stalk region comprises a CD8α hinge domain, aCD28 hinge domain or a CTLA-4 hinge domain, or a functional fragment orvariant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the stalk region comprises a CD8α hinge region,or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain suchembodiments, the spacer comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:426 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments,the functional fragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 467 by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1amino acid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments,the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,or 99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 467,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 467.

In certain embodiments, the CD8α hinge region, or functional fragment orvariant thereof, is encoded by SEQ ID NO: 468, or a functional fragmentor variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functional variant hasat least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identitywith SEQ ID NO: 468, hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditionswith the complement of SEQ ID NO: 468, or is a codon degenerate variantof SEQ ID NO: 468.

In some embodiments, the stalk region can be capable of dimerizing witha homologous stalk region of a second CAR.

In certain embodiments, in addition to a stalk region, the spacer maycomprise one or more stalk extension region(s). In certain embodiments,the stalk extension region is a polypeptide that is homologous to thestalk region. For example, it may comprise at least one amino acidresidue substitution as compared with the stalk region. In someembodiments, the stalk region comprises a sequence with at least about70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identity to thestalk region to which it is attached, for example a CD8α hinge domain, aCD28 hinge domain, or a CTLA-4 hinge domain.

In some embodiments, the spacer comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 stalk extension regions.

In certain embodiments, the stalk region can be linked to the stalkextension region by way of a linker.

In certain embodiments, the stalk extension region can comprise about 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 times the length of the stalk region asmeasured by number of amino acids.

In some embodiments, the stalk region comprises at least onedimerization site. In certain embodiments, the stalk region may compriseone or more dimerization sites to form homo- or hetero-dimerizedchimeric polypeptides. In other embodiments, the stalk region or one ormore stalk extension regions may contain mutations that eliminatedimerization sites altogether.

In certain embodiments, the stalk extension region has at least onefewer dimerization site as compared to a stalk region. For example, if astalk region comprises two dimerization sites, a stalk extension regioncan comprise one or zero dimerization sites. As another example, if astalk region comprises one dimerization site, a stalk extension regioncan comprise zero dimerization sites. In some examples, a stalkextension region lacks a dimerization site. In some cases, one or moredimerization site(s) can be membrane proximal. In other cases, one ormore dimerization site(s) can be membrane distal.

In certain embodiments, the dimerization site is a cysteine residuecapable of forming a disulfide bond. In certain embodiments, the stalkextension region is capable of forming fewer disulfide bond(s) ascompared to a stalk region. For example, if a stalk region is capable offorming two disulfide bonds, a stalk extension region may be capable offorming one or no disulfide bonds. As another example, if a stalk regionis capable of forming one disulfide bond, a stalk extension region maybe capable of forming no such bonds.

Each of the stalk extension regions can be about 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35,40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or greater amino acids in length.

In certain embodiments, the stalk extension region is homologous to theCD8α hinge region. In certain such embodiments, the stalk extensionregion comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 469 or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 469 by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1amino acid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments,the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,or 99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 469,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 469.

In certain embodiments, the stalk extension region is encoded by any oneof SEQ ID NOs: 470-472, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Incertain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%,95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with any one of SEQ ID NOs:470-472, hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with thecomplement of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 470-472, or is a codon degeneratevariant of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 470-472.

In certain embodiments, the spacer comprises a stalk region and 1 to 3stalk extension regions. In certain such embodiments, the spacercomprises a stalk region and 2 stalk extension regions, for example aCD8α hinge region and 2 stalk extension regions wherein each stalkextension region is homologous to the CD8α hinge region.

In some embodiments, each of the stalk region and stalk extensionregion(s) can be derived from at least one of a CD8α hinge domain, aCD28 hinge domain, a CTLA-4 hinge domain, a LNGFR extracellular domain,IgG1 hinge, IgG4 hinge and CH2-CH3 domain. The stalk and stalk extensionregion(s) can be separately derived from any combination of CD8α hingedomain, CD28 hinge domain, CTLA-4 hinge domain, LNGFR extracellulardomain, IgG1 hinge, IgG4 hinge or CH2-CH3 domain. As an example, thestalk region can be derived from CD8α hinge domain and at least onestalk extension region can be derived from CD28 hinge domain thuscreating a hybrid spacer. As another example, the stalk region can bederived from an IgG1 hinge or IgG4 hinge and at least one stalkextension region can be derived from a CH2-CH3 domain of IgG.

In certain such embodiments, the spacer comprises the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 473 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 473 by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9,8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/orC-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 473, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 473.

In certain embodiments, the spacer is encoded by SEQ ID NO: 474, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 474, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 474, or is acodon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 474.

C. Transmembrane Domain

The transmembrane domain can be derived from either a natural or asynthetic source. Where the source is natural, the domain can, forexample, be derived from any membrane-bound or transmembrane protein.Suitable transmembrane domains include transmembrane domains from aTCR-alpha chain, a TCR-beta chain, a TCR-γ1 chain, a TCR-δ chain, aTCR-zeta chain, CD28, CD3 epsilon, CD3ζ CD45, CD4, CD5, CD8α, CD9, CD16,CD22, CD33, CD37, CD64, CD80, CD86, CD134, CD137, ICOS, GITR, CD152(CTLA-4), or CD154, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.Alternatively, the transmembrane domain can be synthetic, and cancomprise hydrophobic residues such as leucine and valine. In someembodiments, a triplet of phenylalanine, tryptophan and valine is foundat one or both termini of a synthetic transmembrane domain. In someembodiments, the transmembrane domain comprises a CD8α transmembranedomain, a CD152 (CTLA-4), TCRγ1, TCRδ or a CD3ζ transmembrane domain.

Optionally, a short oligonucleotide or polypeptide linker, in someembodiments between 2 and 10 amino acids in length, may link thetransmembrane domain with the intracellular signaling domain of a CAR.In some embodiments, the linker is a glycine-serine linker.

In some embodiments, the transmembrane domain comprises a CD8αtransmembrane domain or a CD3ζ transmembrane domain, or a functionalfragments or variants thereof.

In certain embodiments, the transmembrane domain comprises a CD8αtransmembrane domain, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Incertain such embodiments, the transmembrane domain comprises the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 475 or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter thanthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 475 by at most 25, 20, 15, 10, 9,8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/orC-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ IDNO: 475, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 475.

In certain embodiments, the CD8α transmembrane domain, or functionalfragment or variant thereof, is encoded by SEQ ID NO: 476 or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 476, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 476, or is acodon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 476.

In certain embodiments, the transmembrane domain comprises a CD28transmembrane domain, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Incertain such embodiments, the transmembrane domain comprises the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 477 or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter thanthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 477 by at most 25, 20, 15, 10, 9,8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/orC-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ IDNO: 477, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 477.

In certain embodiments, the CD28 transmembrane domain, or functionalfragment or variant thereof, is encoded by SEQ ID NO: 478 or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 478, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 478, or is acodon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 438.

D. Intracellular Signaling Domain

The intracellular signaling domain of the CAR may be responsible foractivation of at least one of the normal effector functions of theimmune cell in which the CAR has been placed. The term “effectorfunction” refers to a specialized function of a cell. Effector functionof a T cell, for example, can be cytolytic activity or helper activityincluding the secretion of cytokines. While usually the entireintracellular signaling domain can be employed, in many cases it is notnecessary to use the entire chain. To the extent that a truncatedportion of the intracellular signaling domain is used, such truncatedportion can be used in place of the intact chain as long as ittransduces the effector function signal. In some embodiments, theintracellular domain further comprises a signaling domain for T-cellactivation.

In some embodiments, the intracellular cell signaling domain interactswith a T cell, a Natural Killer (NK) cell, a cytotoxic T lymphocyte(CTL), or a regulatory T cell.

The intracellular domain can comprise an amino acid sequence derivedfrom FCER1G, CD19, CD40, KIR3DL1, KIR3DL2, KIR2DL3, KIR2DL4, KIR2DL5,KIR3DL1, KIR3DL2, KIR3DL3, SIRPA, FCRL1, FCRL2, FCRL3, FCRL4, FCRL5,FCRL6, FCGR1A, FCGR2A, FCGR2B, FCGR3A, TLR1, TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, TLR5,TLR6, TLR7, TLR8, TLR9, TLR10, PILRB, NCR1, NCR2, NCR3, NKG2A, NKG2C,NKG2D, DAP12, FCER1G, DAP10, CD84, CD19, KIR3DL1, KIR3DL2, KIR2DL2,KIR2DL3, KIR2DL4, KIR2DL5, KIR3DL2, KIR3DL3, SIRPA, FCRL1, FCRL2, FCRL3,FCRL4, FCRL5, FCRL6, CD4, CD8A, CD8B, LAT, FCGR1A, FCGR2A, FCGR2B,FCGR3A, TLR1, TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, TLR5, TLR6, TLR7, TLR8, TLR9, TLR10,NCR1, NCR2, NCR3, LY9, NKG2C, TCR zeta, FcR gamma, FcR beta, CD3 gamma,CD3 delta, CD3 epsilon, CD3ζ, CD5, CD22, CD79a, CD79b or CD66d, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In some cases, the signalingdomain for T-cell activation comprises a domain derived from CD3ζ. or afunctional fragment or variant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the intracellular signaling domain comprises aCD3ζ domain, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainsuch embodiments, the intracellular signaling domain comprises the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 479 or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter thanSEQ ID NO: 479 by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or1 amino acid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 479, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 479.

In certain embodiments, the CD3 domain, or functional fragment orvariant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO: 480or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 480, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 480, or is acodon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 480.

The intracellular signaling domain can further comprise one or moreco-stimulatory domains. Exemplary co-stimulatory domains include, butare not limited to, CD8, CD27, CD28, 4-1BB (CD137), ICOS, DAP10, DAP12,OX40 (CD134), and CD3-zeta co-stimulatory domains and functionalfragments or variants thereof. In some instances, a CAR described hereincomprises one or more, or two or more of co-stimulatory domains selectedfrom CD8, CD27, CD28, 4-1BB (CD137), ICOS, DAP10, DAP12, and OX40(CD134) co-stimulatory domains and functional fragments or variantsthereof. In some instances, a CAR described herein comprises one ormore, or two or more of co-stimulatory domains selected from CD27, CD28,4-1BB (CD137), ICOS, and OX40 (CD134) co-stimulatory domains andfunctional fragments or variants thereof. In some instances, a CARdescribed herein comprises one or more, or two or more of co-stimulatorydomains selected from CD8, CD28, 4-1BB (CD137), DAP10, and DAP12co-stimulatory domains and functional fragments or variants thereof. Insome instances, a CAR described herein comprises one or more, or two ormore co-stimulatory domains selected from CD28 and 4-1BB (CD137)co-stimulatory domains and functional fragments or variants thereof. Insome instances, a CAR described herein comprises CD28 and 4-1BB (CD137)co-stimulatory domains or their respective functional fragments orvariants. In some instances, a CAR described herein comprises CD28 andOX40 (CD134) co-stimulatory domains or their respective functionalfragments and variants. In some instances, a CAR described hereincomprises CD8 and CD28 co-stimulatory domains or their respectivefunctional fragments and variants. In some instances, a CAR describedherein comprises a CD28 co-stimulatory domains or a functional fragmentor variant thereof. In some instances, a CAR described herein comprisesa 4-1BB (CD137) co-stimulatory domain or a functional fragment orvariant thereof. In some instances, a CAR described herein comprises anOX40 (CD134) co-stimulatory domain or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In some instances, a CAR described herein comprises a CD8co-stimulatory domain or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Insome instances, the CAR described herein comprises a DAP10co-stimulatory domain or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Insome instances, the CAR described herein comprises a DAP12co-stimulatory domain or a functional fragment or variant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the intracellular signaling domain comprises aCD28 co-stimulatory domain, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain such embodiments, the intracellular signaling domaincomprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 481 or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalfragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 481 by atmost 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 481,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 481.

In certain embodiments, the CD28 co-stimulatory domain, or functionalfragment or variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQID NO: 482 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 482, hybridizesunder stringent hybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ IDNO: 482, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 442.

In certain embodiments, the intracellular signaling domain comprises a4-1BB co-stimulatory domain, or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain such embodiments, the intracellular signaling domaincomprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 483 or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalfragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 483 by atmost 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 483, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of SEQ ID NO: 483.

In certain embodiments, the 4-1BB co-stimulatory domain, or functionalfragment or variant thereof, is encoded by SEQ ID NO: 484 or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 484, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 484, or is acodon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 484.

In certain embodiments, the intracellular signaling domain comprises aDAP10 co-stimulatory domain, or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the intracellular signaling domaincomprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 485 or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalfragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 485 by atmost 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 485, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of SEQ ID NO: 485.

In certain embodiments, the DAP10 co-stimulatory domain, or functionalfragment or variant thereof, is encoded by the sequence of SEQ ID NO:486, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 486, hybridizesunder stringent hybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ IDNO: 486, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 486.

In certain embodiments, the intracellular signaling domain comprises aDAP12 co-stimulatory domain, or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the intracellular signaling domaincomprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 487 or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalfragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 487 by atmost 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 487, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of SEQ ID NO: 487.

In certain embodiments, the DAP12 co-stimulatory domain, or functionalfragment or variant thereof, is encoded by the sequence of SEQ ID NO:488, or functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments,the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 488, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 488, or is acodon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 488.

In certain embodiments, the intracellular signaling domain comprisesboth a CD28 co-signaling domain and a 4-1BB co-signaling domain, orrespective functional fragments or variants thereof, as described above.

E. Signal Peptide

In an embodiment, a signal peptide directs the nascent CAR protein intothe endoplasmic reticulum. This is, for example, if the receptor is tobe glycosylated and anchored in the cell membrane. Any eukaryotic signalpeptide sequence is envisaged to be functional. Generally, the signalpeptide natively attached to the protein or, in the case of a fusionprotein, the component closest to the N-terminus is used (e.g., in ascFv with the V_(L) component at closest to the N-terminus, the nativesignal of the light chain is used). In some embodiments, the signalpeptide is native for GM-CSFRa (SEQ ID NO: 489) or IgK (SEQ ID NO: 491),IgE (SEQ ID NO: 493) or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Othersignal peptides that can be used include those native to CD8α (SEQ IDNO: 495) and CD28. In some embodiments, the signal peptide is thatnative to Mouse Ig V_(H) region 3 (SEQ ID NO: 497), β2M signal peptide(SEQ ID NO: 499), Azurocidin (SEQ ID NO: 501), Human Serum Albuminsignal peptide (SEQ ID NO: 503), A2M receptor associated protein signalpeptide (SEQ ID NO: 505), IGHV3-23 (SEQ ID NO: 507), IGKV1-D33 (HuL1)(SEQ ID NO: 509), IGKV1-D33 (L14F) (HuH7) (SEQ ID NO: 511), or afunctional fragment or variant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to a GM-CSFRa signal peptide,or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain suchembodiments, the GM-CSFRa signal peptide has the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 489 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 489 byat most 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at theN- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant hasat least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identitywith SEQ ID NO: 489, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant ofSEQ ID NO: 489.

In certain embodiments, the GM-CSFRa signal peptide, or functionalfragment or variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQID NO: 490 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 490, hybridizesunder stringent hybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ IDNO: 490, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 490.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to an IgK signal peptide, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain such embodiments, theIgK signal peptide has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 491 or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 491 by at most 15, 10, 9,8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/orC-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ IDNO: 491, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of SEQ ID NO:491.

In certain embodiments, the Igκ signal peptide, or functional fragmentor variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO:492 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments,the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 492, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 492, or is acodon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 492.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to an IgE signal peptidenative to IgE (“IgE signal peptide”), or a functional fragment orvariant thereof. In certain such embodiments, the IgE signal peptide theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 493 or a functional fragment orvariant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functional fragment isshorter than SEQ ID NO: 493 by at most 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2,or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 493, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of SEQ ID NO: 493.

In certain embodiments, the IgE signal peptide, or functional fragmentor variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO:494 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments,the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 494, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 494, or is acodon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 494.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to an CD8α signal peptidenative to CD8α, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainsuch embodiments, the CD8α signal peptide comprises the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 495 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than SEQ IDNO: 495 by at most 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 495, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of SEQ ID NO: 495.

In certain embodiments, the CD8α signal peptide, or functional fragmentor variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO:496 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments,the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 496, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 496 or is acodon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 496.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to a Mouse Ig VH region 3signal peptide, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainsuch embodiments, the Mouse Ig VH region 3 signal peptide has the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 497 or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter thanSEQ ID NO: 497 by at most 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 aminoacid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 497, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of SEQ ID NO: 497.

In certain embodiments, the Mouse Ig VH region 3 signal peptide, orfunctional fragment or variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acidcomprising SEQ ID NO: 498 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 498,hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with the complementof SEQ ID NO: 498, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 498.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to a β2M signal peptide, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain such embodiments, theβ2M signal peptide has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 499 or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 499 by at most 15, 10, 9,8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/orC-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ IDNO: 499, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of SEQ ID NO:499.

In certain embodiments, the β2M signal peptide, or functional fragmentor variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO:500 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments,the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 500, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 500, or is acodon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 500.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to an Azurocidin signalpeptide, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain suchembodiments, the Azurocidin signal peptide has the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 501 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Incertain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO:501 by at most 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residuesat the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functionalvariant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequenceidentity with SEQ ID NO: 501, and/or is a conservatively-substitutedvariant of SEQ ID NO: 501.

In certain embodiments, the Azurocidin signal peptide, or functionalfragment or variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQID NO: 502 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 502, hybridizesunder stringent hybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ IDNO: 502, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 502.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to a human serum albuminsignal peptide, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainsuch embodiments, the human serum albumin signal peptide has the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 503 or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter thanSEQ ID NO: 503 by at most 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 aminoacid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 503, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of SEQ ID NO: 503.

In certain embodiments, the human serum albumin signal peptide, orfunctional fragment or variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acidcomprising SEQ ID NO: 504 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 504,hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with the complementof SEQ ID NO: 504, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 504.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to an A2M receptor associatedprotein signal peptide, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Incertain such embodiments, A2M receptor associated protein signal peptidehas the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 505 or a functional fragmentor variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functional fragment isshorter than SEQ ID NO: 505 by at most 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2,or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 505, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of SEQ ID NO: 505.

In certain embodiments, the A2M receptor associated protein signalpeptide, or functional fragment or variant thereof, is encoded by anucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO: 506 or a functional fragment orvariant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withSEQ ID NO: 506, hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions withthe complement of SEQ ID NO: 506, or is a codon degenerate variant ofSEQ ID NO: 506.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to an IGHV3-23 signal peptide,or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain suchembodiments, the IGHV3-23 signal peptide has the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 507 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 507 byat most 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at theN- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant hasat least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identitywith SEQ ID NO: 507, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant ofSEQ ID NO: 507.

In certain embodiments, the IGHV3-23 signal peptide, or functionalfragment or variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQID NO: 508 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 508, hybridizesunder stringent hybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ IDNO: 508, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 508.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to an IGKV1-D33 signalpeptide, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain suchembodiments, the IGKV1-D33 signal peptide has the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 509 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 509 byat most 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at theN- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant hasat least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identitywith SEQ ID NO: 509, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant ofSEQ ID NO: 509.

In certain embodiments, the IGKV1-D33 signal peptide, or functionalfragment or variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQID NO: 510 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 510, hybridizesunder stringent hybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ IDNO: 510, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 510.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to an IGHV3-33 (L14F) signalpeptide, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain suchembodiments, the IGHV3-33 (L14F) signal peptide has the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 511 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than SEQ IDNO: 511 by at most 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 511, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of SEQ ID NO: 511.

In certain embodiments, the IGHV3-33 (L14F) signal peptide, orfunctional fragment or variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acidcomprising SEQ ID NO: 512 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 512,hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with the complementof SEQ ID NO: 512, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 512.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to an TVB2 (T21A) signalpeptide, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain suchembodiments, the TVB2 (T21A) signal peptide has the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 513 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Incertain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO:513 by at most 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residuesat the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functionalvariant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequenceidentity with SEQ ID NO: 513, and/or is a conservatively-substitutedvariant of SEQ ID NO: 513.

In certain embodiments, the TVB2 (T21A) signal peptide, or functionalfragment or variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQID NO: 514 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 514, hybridizesunder stringent hybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ IDNO: 514, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 514.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to an CD52 signal peptide, ora functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain such embodiments,the CD52 signal peptide has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 515 ora functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 515 by at most 15, 10, 9,8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/orC-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ IDNO: 515, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of SEQ ID NO:515.

In certain embodiments, the CD52 signal peptide, or functional fragmentor variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO:516 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments,the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 516, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 516, or is acodon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 516.

In certain embodiments, the CAR is linked to an LNGFR signal peptide, ora functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain such embodiments,the LNGFR signal peptide has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 517or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 517 by at most 15, 10, 9,8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/orC-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ IDNO: 517, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of SEQ ID NO:517.

In certain embodiments, the LNGFR signal peptide, or functional fragmentor variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO:518 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments,the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 518, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 518, or is acodon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 518.

F. Exemplary CAR Constructs

By way of example, but not limitation, the CAR can comprise an aminoacid sequence having at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99%sequence identity with any one of SEQ ID NOs: 591, 593, 595, 597, 599,601, 603, 605, 607, 609, 611, 613, 615, 617, 619, 621, 623, 625, 627,and 629 or a conservatively-substituted variant thereof. By way offurther example, but not limitation, a polynucleotide encoding the CARcan comprise a nucleic acid sequence having at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with the sequence of any one ofSEQ ID NOs: 592, 594, 596, 598, 600, 602, 604, 606, 608, 610, 612, 614,616, 618, 620, 622, 624, 626, 628, and 630; a sequence that hybridizesunder stringent hybridization conditions with the complement of any oneof such sequences; or a codon degenerate variant of any one of suchsequences.

In certain embodiments, the CAR can comprise an amino acid sequencehaving at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequenceidentity with SEQ ID NO: 623 or a conservatively-substituted variantthereof. In certain such embodiments, the polynucleotide encoding theCAR can comprise a nucleic acid sequence having at least 80%, 85%, 90%,95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with the sequence of SEQ IDNO: 624; a sequence that hybridizes under stringent hybridizationconditions with the complement of any one of such sequences; or a codondegenerate variant of any one of such sequences.

CARs and CAR construction as well as compositions are also described,for example, in:

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V. Cytokine

In some embodiments, the modified immune effector cell of the presentinvention can comprise a cytokine. The cytokine may, for example, beencoded by the polynucleotide of the present disclosure. For example,the polynucleotide may encode the miRNA(s), CAR and cytokine, or themiRNA(s) and cytokine.

In some cases, the cytokine comprises at least one chemokine,interferon, interleukin, lymphokine, tumor necrosis factor, or variantor combination thereof. In certain embodiments, the cytokine is aninterferon, GM-CSF, G-CSF, M-CSF, LT-beta, TNF-alpha, growth factors,hGH, and/or a ligand of human Toll-like receptors TLR1, TLR2, TLR3,TLR4, TLR5, TLR6, TLR7, TLR8, TLR9, TLR10, IFN-alpha, IFN-beta, orIFN-gamma.

In certain embodiments, the cytokine is an interleukin. In some casesthe interleukin is IL-1, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9,IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, IL-14, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17, IL-18, IL-19,IL-20, IL-21, IL-22, IL-23, IL-24, IL-25, IL-26, IL-27, IL-28, IL-29,IL-30, IL-31, IL-32, IL-33, IL-35, or a functional variant or fragmentthereof.

In certain embodiments, the cytokine may be IL-12, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In some embodiments, the IL-12 is a singlechain IL-12 (sclL-12), protease sensitive IL-12, destabilized IL-12,membrane bound IL-12, intercalated IL-12. In some instances, the IL-12variants are as described in WO2015/095249, WO2016/048903,WO2017/062953.

In certain embodiments, the cytokine may be IL-15, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the IL-15, orfunctional fragment or variant thereof, is membrane-bound. Such mayoccur when IL-15, or a functional fragment or variant thereof, is boundto membrane-bound IL-15Rα, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.Thus, certain embodiments of the present invention may involve a fusionprotein comprising IL-15 and IL-15Rα, or their respective functionalfragments or variants.

In certain embodiments, the IL-15, or functional fragment or variantthereof, comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 519, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 519 by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1amino acid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments,the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,or 99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 519,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 519.

In certain embodiments, the IL-15, or functional fragment or variantthereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising the sequence of SEQ IDNO: 520, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 520, hybridizesunder stringent hybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ IDNO: 520, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 520.

In certain embodiments, the IL-15Rα, or functional fragment or variantthereof, comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 521 or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 521 by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1amino acid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments,the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,or 99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 521,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 521.

In certain embodiments, the IL-15Rα, or functional fragment or variantthereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO: 522, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 522, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 522, or is acodon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 522.

In certain embodiments, the IL-15, or functional fragment or variantthereof, is linked to the IL-15Rα, or functional fragment thereof by wayof a linker.

In certain embodiments, the linker comprises the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 529 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than SEQ ID NO: 529 byat most 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues atthe N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional varianthas at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identitywith SEQ ID NO: 529, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant ofSEQ ID NO: 529.

In certain embodiments, the linker is encoded by a nucleic acidcomprising SEQ ID NO: 530 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 530,hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with SEQ ID NO: 530,or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 530.

In certain embodiments, the fusion protein comprising IL-15 and IL-15Rαcomprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 523 or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalfragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 523 by atmost 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 523,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 523.

In certain embodiments, the fusion protein comprising IL-15 and IL-15Rαis encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO: 524 or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalvariant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequenceidentity with SEQ ID NO: 524, hybridizes under stringent hybridizationconditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 524, or is a codondegenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 603.

In certain embodiments, the cytokine is linked to a signal peptide. Anysignal for use in eukaryotic cells, including those described above foruse with the CARs may be linked to the cytokine. In certain embodiments,the cytokine is linked to an IgE signal peptide.

In certain embodiments, the fusion protein comprising IL-15 and IL-15Rαcomprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 525 or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalfragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 525 by atmost 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 525,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 525.

In certain embodiments, the fusion protein comprising IL-15 and IL-15Rαis encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO: 526 or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalvariant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequenceidentity with SEQ ID NO: 526, hybridizes under stringent hybridizationconditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 526, or is a codondegenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 526.

VI. Cell Tag

In some embodiments, the modified immune effector cell of the presentinvention can comprise a cell tag. The cell tag may, for example, beencoded by the polynucleotide of the present disclosure. For example,the polynucleotide may encode the miRNA(s), CAR and/or cytokinedescribed herein as well as a cell tag. In some aspects, the cell tag isused as a kill switch, selection marker, a biomarker, or a combinationthereof.

In certain embodiments, the cell tag is capable of being bound by apredetermined binding partner. In certain such embodiments, the cell tagis non-immunogenic. In certain such embodiments, the cell tag comprisesa polypeptide that is truncated so that it is non-immunogenic.

In certain embodiments, the administration of the predetermined bindingpartner allows for depletion of infused CAR-T cells. For example, theadministration of cetuximab or any antibody that recognizes HER1 allowsfor the elimination of cells expressing a cell tag comprising truncatednon-immunogenic HER1. The truncation of the HER1 sequence eliminates thepotential for EGF ligand binding, homo- and hetero-dimerization of EGFR,and/or EGFR-mediated signaling while keeping cetuximab-binding abilityintact (Ferguson, K., 2008. A structure-based view of Epidermal GrowthFactor Receptor regulation. Annu Rev Biophys, Volume 37, pp. 353-373).

In certain embodiments, the cell tag comprises at least one of atruncated non-immunogenic HER1 polypeptide, a truncated non-immunogenicLNGFR polypeptide, a truncated non-immunogenic CD20 polypeptide, or atruncated non-immunogenic CD52 polypeptide, or a functional fragment orvariant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the cell tag comprises a truncatednon-immunogenic HER1 polypeptide comprising a HER1 Domain III and atruncated HER1 Domain IV. Such domains and the nucleic acid sequencesencoding the same include those described in WO 2018/226897.

In certain embodiments, the HER1 Domain III comprises the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 604 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 565 by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9,8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/orC-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 565, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant the amino acid sequence of sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 565.

In certain embodiments, the HER1 Domain III, or functional fragment orvariant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO: 566or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 566, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 566, or is acodon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 566.

In certain embodiments, the truncated HER1 Domain IV comprises the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 567 or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter thanthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 567 by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10,9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/orC-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 567, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant the amino acid sequence of sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 567.

In certain embodiments, the truncated HER1 Domain IV, or functionalfragment or variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQID NO: 568 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 568, hybridizesunder stringent hybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ IDNO: 568, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 568.

In certain such embodiments, the truncated non-immunogenic HER1comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 569 or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalfragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 569 by atmost 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 569,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant the amino acid sequenceof sequence of SEQ ID NO: 569.

In certain embodiments, the truncated non-immunogenic HER1, orfunctional fragment or variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acidcomprising SEQ ID NO: 570 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 570,hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with the complementof SEQ ID NO: 570, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 570.

In certain embodiments, the cell tag comprises a truncatednon-immunogenic CD20, or CD20t-1, or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain such embodiments, the cell tag comprises the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 573, SEQ ID NO: 575, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalfragment is shorter than the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 573 orSEQ ID NO: 575 by at most 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or1 amino acid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 573 or SEQ IDNO: 575, and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 573 or SEQ ID NO: 575.

In certain embodiments, the truncated non-immunogenic CD20, or CD20t-1,or functional fragment or variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acidcomprising SEQ ID NO: 574 or SEQ ID NO: 576 or a functional fragment orvariant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withSEQ ID NO: 574 or SEQ ID NO: 576, hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 574 or SEQ IDNO: 576, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 574 or SEQ IDNO: 576.

In certain embodiments, the cell tag further comprises a transmembranedomain. The transmembrane domain can be derived from either a natural ora synthetic source. Where the source is natural, the domain can, forexample, be derived from any membrane-bound or transmembrane protein.Suitable transmembrane domains can include the transmembrane domain(s)of alpha, beta or zeta chain of the T-cell receptor; or a transmembranedomain from CD28, CD3 epsilon, CD3, CD45, CD4, CD5, CD8, CD9, CD16,CD22, CD33, CD37, CD64, CD80, CD86, CD134, CD137 or CD154, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. Alternatively, the transmembranedomain can be synthetic, and can comprise hydrophobic residues such asleucine and valine. In some embodiments, a triplet of phenylalanine,tryptophan and valine is found at one or both termini of a synthetictransmembrane domain.

In some embodiments, the transmembrane domain comprises a CD28transmembrane domain, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Incertain such embodiments, the transmembrane domain comprises the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 477 or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the functional fragment is shorter thanthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 477 by at most 25, 20, 15, 10, 9,8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/orC-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 477, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 477.

In certain embodiments, the CD28 transmembrane domain, or functionalfragment or variant thereof, is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising SEQID NO: 478, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 478, hybridizesunder stringent hybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ IDNO: 478, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 478.

In certain embodiments, the cell tag comprises a truncated HER1, orfunctional fragment or variant thereof, and a transmembrane domain, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In some embodiments, the cellcomprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 571 or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalfragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 571 by atmost 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues atthe N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, the functional varianthas at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identitywith the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 571, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 571.

In certain embodiments, the cell tag is encoded by a nucleic acidcomprising SEQ ID NO: 572, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 572,hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with the complementof SEQ ID NO: 572, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 572.

In certain embodiments, the cell tag is linked with a signal peptide.The signal peptide can be any signal peptide suitable for use in aeukaryotic cell including those described with respect to CARs herein.In certain embodiments, the signal peptide is a Igic signal peptidecomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 491, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof

VII. Genetic Construct

As shown in FIG. 16, an exemplary polynucleotide is provided which canbe used as template for the expression of various genes and otherregulatory elements in cells. It should be understood that variouselements can be included or omitted in the polynucleotide and thatdifferent options are shown for various exemplary sites in thepolynucleotide.

As shown, the polynucleotide can include an integration signal forattP/attB phage integration of the polynucleotide into a bacterialgenome. The polynucleotide can further include a 5′ homology arm or 5′terminal repeat and a 3′ homology arm or 3′ terminal repeat. Thepolynucleotide can further include insulators, boundary elements andS/MAR positioned 3′ adjacent to the 5′ homology arm or 5′ terminalrepeat and 5′ adjacent to the 3′ homology arm or 3′ terminal repeat.Between the insulators, boundary elements, or S/MAR, the polynucleotidecan include, from 5′ to 3′, a promoter which can include a silencer,enhancer, TF binding modules and a core promoter; a 5′ untranslatedregion which can include stability modules, translation controlelements, and intron-embedded elements such as miRNA encoding sequences;one or more genes which can include signal peptides, extracellulardomains, transmembrane domains, signaling domains, antibody domains,peptide linkers, inteins and epitope tags; and a 3′ untranslated regionthat can include stability modules, translation control, 3′ endprocessing signals and a transcription terminator. It should beunderstood that the genes to be expressed can be separated by IRES,cleavage peptides, or ribosomal skipping peptides.

The CAR may be encoded in the same genetic construct with the miRNA, thecytokine, and/or the cell tag. An advantage of having two or more ofsuch components expressed using one genetic construct is stoichiometricexpression of such components.

A. Linkers

In certain embodiments, the polypeptides of the present invention (e.g.,the CAR, the cytokine, and the cell tag) are linked by linkerpolypeptide(s). The linkers may also be used to link domains of apolypeptide (e.g., the VH and VL domains of a CAR, the truncated HER1and transmembrane domains of the cell tag, and the IL-15 and IL-15Rαdomains).

Linkers suitable in the present invention include flexible linkers,rigid linkers, and in vivo cleavable linkers. In some cases, the linkeracts to link functional domains together (as in flexible and rigidlinkers) or to release a free functional domain in vivo as in in vivocleavable linkers.

As noted, in some cases, the linker sequence may include a flexiblelinker. Flexible linkers can be applied when a joined domain requires acertain degree of movement or interaction. Flexible linkers can becomposed of small, non-polar (e.g., Gly) or polar (e.g., Ser or Thr)amino acids. A flexible linker can have sequences consisting primarilyof stretches of Gly and Ser residues (“GS” linker). An example of aflexible linker can have the sequence of (Gly-Gly-Gly-Gly-Ser)n. Byadjusting the copy number “n”, the length of this exemplary GS linkercan be optimized to achieve appropriate separation of functionaldomains, or to maintain necessary inter-domain interactions. Forexample, (Gly-Gly-Gly-Gly-Ser)n, wherein n is 4 is a (G4S)4 linker asshown in SEQ ID NO: 608 or a conservatively substituted amino acidsequence thereof. Besides GS linkers, other flexible linkers can beutilized for recombinant fusion proteins. In some cases, flexiblelinkers can contain additional amino acids such as Thr and Ala tomaintain flexibility. In other cases, polar amino acids such as Lys andGlu can be used to improve solubility.

Flexible linkers can be suitable choices when certain movements orinteractions are desired for fusion protein domains. In addition,although flexible linkers do not have rigid structures, in some casesthey can serve as a passive linker to keep a distance between functionaldomains. The length of a flexible linker may be adjusted to allow forproper folding or to achieve optimal biological activity of the fusionproteins.

A rigid linker can be utilized to maintain a fixed distance betweendomains of a polypeptide. Examples of rigid linkers include Alphahelix-forming linkers, Pro-rich sequence, (XP)n, X-Pro backbone,A(EAAAK)nA (n=2−5) (SEQ ID NO: 563) and functional fragments andvariants thereof, to name a few. Rigid linkers can exhibit relativelystiff structures by adopting α-helical structures or by containingmultiple Pro residues in some cases.

A linker useful in the present invention can be cleavable in some cases.In other cases, the linker is not cleavable. Linkers that are notcleavable can covalently join functional domains together to act as onemolecule throughout an in vivo processes or an ex vivo process. A linkercan also be cleavable in vivo. A cleavable linker can be introduced torelease free functional domains in vivo.

A cleavable linker can be cleaved by the presence of reducing reagents,proteases, to name a few. For example, a reduction of a disulfide bondcan be utilized to produce a cleavable linker. In the case of adisulfide linker, a cleavage event through disulfide exchange with athiol, such as glutathione, could produce a cleavage. In some cases, acleavable linker can allow for targeted cleavage. For example, an invivo cleavage of a linker in a recombinant fusion protein can also becarried out by proteases that can be expressed in vivo underpathological conditions (e.g., cancer or inflammation), in specificcells or tissues, or constrained within certain cellular compartments. Acleavable linker can comprise a hydrazone, peptides, a disulfide, or athioesther. For example, a hydrazone can confer serum stability. Inother cases, a hydrazone can allow for cleavage in an acidiccompartment. An acidic compartment can have a pH up to 7. A linker canalso include a thioether. A thioether can be nonreducible A thioethercan be designed for intracellular proteolytic degradation. Examples ofcleavable linkers include Furinlink, fmdv, and 2A linkers (e.g., P2A,GSG-P2A, FP2A, T2A, and Furin-T2A), or functional fragments or variantsthereof.

A fmdv linker may comprise the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 539 ora functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 539 by at most 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 aminoacid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 539,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 539.

In certain embodiments, the fmdv linker is encoded by a nucleic acidcomprising SEQ ID NO: 540, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 540,hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with the complementof SEQ ID NO: 540, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 540.

A P2A linker may comprise the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 547 or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 547 by at most 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 547,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 547.

In certain embodiments, the P2A linker is encoded by a nucleic acidcomprising SEQ ID NO: 548, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 548,hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with the complementof SEQ ID NO: 548, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 548.

A GSG-P2A linker may comprise the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 549or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 549 by at most 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 549,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 549.

In certain embodiments, the GSG-P2A linker is encoded by a nucleic acidcomprising SEQ ID NO: 550, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 550,hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with the complementof SEQ ID NO: 550, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 550.

A FP2A linker may comprise the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 555 ora functional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 555 by at most 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 aminoacid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 555,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 555.

In certain embodiments, the FP2A linker is encoded by a nucleic acidcomprising SEQ ID NO: 556, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 556,hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with the complementof SEQ ID NO: 556, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 556.

A T2A linker may comprise the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 541 or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, thefunctional fragment is shorter than the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 541 by at most 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidresidues at the N- and/or C-terminus. In certain embodiments, thefunctional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 541,and/or is a conservatively-substituted variant of the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 541.

In certain embodiments, the T2A linker is encoded by a nucleic acidcomprising SEQ ID NO: 475428, or a functional fragment or variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has at least80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with SEQ IDNO: 542, hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with thecomplement of SEQ ID NO: 54, or is a codon degenerate variant of SEQ IDNO: 542.

In some embodiments, the linker comprises a furin polypeptide and a 2Apolypeptide, wherein the furin polypeptide and the 2A polypeptide areconnected by a polypeptide linker comprising at least three hydrophobicamino acids. Such linkers are called “Furin-T2A” linkers. In some cases,the at least three hydrophobic amino acids are selected from the listconsisting of glycine (Gly)(G), alanine (Ala)(A), valine (Val)(V),leucine (Leu)(L), isoleucine (Ile)(I), proline (Pro)(P), phenylalanine(Phe)(F), methionine (Met)(M), tryptophan (Trp)(W). In some cases, thepolypeptide linker can include one or more GS linker sequences, forinstance (GS)n, (SG)n, and (GSG)n, wherein n can be any number from zeroto thirty.

A Furin-T2A linker may comprise the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:543 or 545 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the functional fragment is shorter than the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 543 or 545 by at most 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6,5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residues at the N- and/or C-terminus. Incertain embodiments, the functional variant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%,95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 543 or 545, and/or is aconservatively-substituted variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 543 or 545.

In certain embodiments, the Furin-T2A linker is encoded by a nucleicacid comprising SEQ ID NO: 544 or 546, or a functional fragment orvariant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withSEQ ID NO: 544 or 546, hybridizes under stringent hybridizationconditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 544 or 546, or is a codondegenerate variant of SEQ ID NO: 544 or 546.

A linker can be an engineered linker. For example, a linker can bedesigned to comprise chemical characteristics such as hydrophobicity.Methods of designing linkers can be computational. In some cases,computational methods can include graphic techniques. Computationmethods can be used to search for suitable peptides from libraries ofthree-dimensional peptide structures derived from databases. Forexample, a Brookhaven Protein Data Bank (PDB) can be used to span thedistance in space between selected amino acids of a linker.

Further exemplary linkers are provided in the Sequence Listing.

In some cases, at least two linker sequences can be included in the sameprotein. For example, polypeptides of interest within a fusion proteincan be separated by at least two linkers. In some cases, polypeptidescan be separated by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or up to 10 linkers.

The CAR, cell tag, and/or cytokine of the present invention may beexpressed as a fusion protein. In such embodiments, such components maybe linked together using a self-cleaving peptide, for example a 2Apeptide.

In certain embodiments, the self-cleaving peptide is a T2A peptide, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the self-cleaving peptide is a Furin-T2Apeptide, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.

In certain such embodiments, the CAR, the cytokine, and the cell tag areexpressed as a fusion protein with the CAR and the cytokine linked by aself-cleaving linker, for example one comprising Furin-T2A, and thecytokine and cell tag linked by a self-cleaving linker, for example onecomprising T2A.

B. Promoters

The polynucleotide of the invention can be present in the construct inoperable linkage with a promoter. Appropriate promoters can be selectedbased on the host cell and effect sought. Suitable promoters includeconstitutive and inducible promoters. The promoters can be tissuespecific, such promoters being well known in the art.

Examples of constitutive promoters for use in the present inventioninclude immediate early cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter; human elongationgrowth factor 1 alpha 1 (hEF1A1); simian virus 40 (SV40) early promoter;mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV); human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)long terminal repeat (LTR) promoter; MoMuLV promoter; avian leukemiavirus promoter; Epstein-Barr virus immediate early promoter; Roussarcoma virus promoter; and human gene promoters such as, but notlimited to, the actin promoter, the myosin promoter, the hemoglobinpromoter, and the creatine kinase promoter; and functional fragments andvariants thereof.

In certain embodiments, the promoter is a hEF1A1 promoter. A hEF1A1promoter may comprise the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 577, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalvariant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequenceidentity with SEQ ID NO: 577, or hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 577. Incertain embodiments, the promoter is a CMV promoter. A CMV promoter maycomprise the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 578, or a functional fragment orvariant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withSEQ ID NO: 578, or hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditionswith the complement of SEQ ID NO: 578.

In contrast to constitutive promoters, the use of an inducible promoterprovides a molecular switch capable of turning on the expression of thepolynucleotide sequence which it is operatively linked when suchexpression is desired, or turning off the expression when expression isnot desired. Examples of inducible promoters include, but are notlimited to a metallothionine promoter, a glucocorticoid promoter, aprogesterone promoter, and a tetracycline promoter. In one aspect, theinducible promoter can be a gene switch ligand inducible promoter. Insome cases, an inducible promoter can be a small moleculeligand-inducible two polypeptide ecdysone receptor-based gene switch,such as a RHEOSWITCH® gene switch.

VIII. Vectors and Delivery Systems

In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide of the present invention canbe delivered to a target cell by any suitable delivery system, includingnon-viral and viral delivery systems. In some embodiments, a vector caninclude a polynucleotide of the present disclosure encoding the miRNA,CAR, cytokine, cell tag, or any combination thereof.

In certain cases, the miRNA(s), CAR, cytokine, and/or cell tag areexpressed in separate vectors. In other aspects, the miRNA(s), CAR,cytokine, and/or cell tag are expressed from one single vector. Incertain cases, the CAR and the miRNA(s) are expressed in separatevectors. In other aspects, the miRNA(s), CAR and cytokine are expressedfrom one single vector. In specific cases, the vectors can be lentiviralvectors, retroviral vectors, Sleeping Beauty transposons or vectorscontaining sequences for serine recombinase mediated integration. Insome aspects, the vector is a plasmid, a mini-circle DNA or ananoplasmid.

In certain embodiments, where the vector is a plasmid, mini-circle DNAor a nanoplasmid, the plasmid, mini-circle DNA or nanoplasmid canfurther include a bacterial origin of replication. In certainembodiments, the bacterial origin of replication can be from a ColE1plasmid. In certain embodiments, the bacterial origin of replicationcomprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 579, or a functional fragment orvariant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withSEQ ID NO: 579, or hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditionswith the complement of SEQ ID NO: 579.

In order to assess the expression of one or more miRNA(s) and a CARdescribed herein or portions thereof, the expression vector to beintroduced into a cell can also contain either a selectable marker geneor a reporter gene or both to facilitate identification and selection ofexpressing cells from the population of cells sought to be transfectedor infected through viral vectors or non-viral vectors. In otheraspects, the selectable marker can be carried on a separate piece of DNAand used in a co-transfection procedure. Both selectable markers andreporter genes can be flanked with appropriate regulatory sequences toenable expression in the host cells. Useful selectable markers include,for example, antibiotic-resistance genes, such as neomycin resistancegene (neo) and ampicillin resistance gene and the like. In someembodiments, a truncated epidermal growth factor receptor (HER1t orHER1t-1) tag can be used as a selectable marker gene.

Reporter genes can be used for identifying potentially transfected cellsand for evaluating the functionality of regulatory sequences. Ingeneral, a reporter gene is a gene that is not present in or expressedby the recipient organism or tissue and that encodes a polypeptide whoseexpression is manifested by some easily detectable property, e.g.,enzymatic activity. Expression of the reporter gene is assayed at asuitable time after the DNA has been introduced into the recipientcells. Suitable reporter genes include genes encoding luciferase,beta-galactosidase, chloramphenicol acetyl transferase, secretedalkaline phosphatase, or the green fluorescent protein gene (e.g.,Ui-Tei et al., FEBS Letters 479: 79-82 (2000)). Suitable expressionsystems are well known and can be prepared using known techniques orobtained commercially. In general, the construct with the minimal 5′flanking region showing the highest level of expression of reporter geneis identified as the promoter. Such promoter regions can be linked to areporter gene and used to evaluate agents for the ability to modulatepromoter-driven transcription.

In some embodiments, a viral vector described herein can comprise ahEF1A1 promoter to drive expression of transgenes, a bovine growthhormone polyA sequence to enhance transcription, a woodchuck hepatitisvirus posttranscriptional regulatory element (WPRE), as well as LTRsequences derived from the pFUGW plasmid.

A. Methods for Introducing Nucleic Acids into Cells

Methods of introducing and expressing genes into a cell are well known.In the context of an expression vector, the vector can be readilyintroduced into a host cell, e.g., mammalian, bacterial, yeast, orinsect cell by any method in the art. For example, the expression vectorcan be transferred into a host cell by physical, chemical, or biologicalmeans.

1. Physical Methods

Physical methods for introducing a polynucleotide into a host cell, forinstance an immune effector cell, include calcium phosphateprecipitation, lipofection, particle bombardment, microinjection,electroporation, and the like. Methods for producing cells comprisingvectors and/or exogenous nucleic acids are well-known in the art. See,for example, Sambrook et al. (Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual,Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (2001)). In some embodiments, amethod for the introduction of a polynucleotide into a host cell iscalcium phosphate transfection or polyethylenimine (PEI) Transfection.In some embodiments, a method for introduction of a polynucleotide intoa host cell is electroporation.

a. Electroporation (EP) Buffers

Various buffers can be used for electroporation. The buffers disclosedherein were found to have improved properties, including enhancedtransfection capabilities, notwithstanding that these buffers comprisefewer components as compared to other known electroporation buffers.

Table 4 provides differing amounts of monobasic and dibasic phosphateused as buffering agents. Table 5 provides buffers 1-20 which containbuffering agents and glucose. Table Z provides buffers 21-37 whichcontain buffering agents and mannitol. Table 7 provides pH,conductivity, and osmolality for Buffers 1, 2 and 3 compared to acontrol buffer (Mirus Bio™ Ingenio™ electroporation solution, CatalogNo. MIR-50117; Mirus Bio LLC, Madison, Wis., USA) (“Control 1”).

TABLE 4 Differing Amounts of Monobasic and Dibasic Phosphate Used as aBuffering Agent 0.2M NaH₂PO₄ 0.2M Na₂HPO₄ (mL) (mL) pH 92.0 8.0 5.8 90.010.0 5.9 87.7 12.3 6.0 85.5 15.0 6.1 81.5 19.5 6.2 77.5 22.5 6.3 73.526.5 6.4 68.5 31.5 6.5 62.5 37.5 6.6 56.5 43.5 6.7 51.0 49.0 6.8 45.055.0 6.9 39.0 61.0 7.0 33.0 67.0 7.1 28.0 72.0 7.2 23.0 77.0 7.3 19.081.0 7.4 16.0 84.0 7.5 13.0 87.0 7.6 10.5 89.5 7.7 8.5 91.5 7.8

TABLE 5 Buffers 1 through 20 - Buffering Agents and Glucose Na₂HPO₄/Sample Glucose HEPES NaH₂PO₄ KCl MgCl₂ DMSO No. (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM)(%) 1 30 5 105 10 20 0 2 31 0 90 5 15 0 3 30 10 90 5 15 0 4 25 10 120 1525 0 5 30 25 50 2 10.5 5 6 0 5 160 10 10.5 0 7 0 5 160 2 20 5 8 15 25160 10 20 5 9 30 5 160 2 1 2.5 10 15 15 105 6 10.5 2.5 11 30 25 50 10 10 12 30 5 50 6 20 5 13 30 15 160 10 1 5 14 15 5 50 2 1 0 15 0 5 50 10 15 16 0 25 50 10 20 2.5 17 30 25 160 2 20 0 18 0 15 50 2 20 0 19 0 25 1606 1 0 20 0 25 105 2 1 5

TABLE 6 Buffers 21 through 37 - Buffering Agents and Mannitol Na₂HPO₄/Sample Mannitol HEPES NaH₂PO₄ KCl MgCl₂ DMSO No. (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM)(mM) (%) 21 5 25 160 6 1 0 22 150 25 50 2 10.5 5 23 5 15 50 2 20 0 24150 25 50 10 1 0 25 5 25 105 2 1 5 26 77.5 5 50 2 1 0 27 150 5 160 2 12.5 28 150 15 160 10 1 5 29 5 5 50 10 1 5 30 150 25 160 2 20 0 31 150 5105 10 20 0 32 77.5 15 105 6 10.5 2.5 33 77.5 25 160 10 20 5 34 150 5 506 20 5 35 5 25 50 10 20 2.5 36 5 5 160 10 10.5 0 37 5 5 160 2 20 5

TABLE 7 Composition, pH, Conductivity, and Osmolality of Buffers 1, 2,and 3 Compared to Control 1 Na2HPO4/ osm Sample Glucose HEPES NaH2PO4KCl MgCl2 Conductivity (mOsm/ No. (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM) pH (ms/cm)kgH20) 1 30 5 105 10 20 7.0 14.3 340 2 31 0 90 5 15 7.1 11.6 280 3 30 1090 5 15 7.1 12.8 292 Control 1 X X 7.3 16.9 575

In some embodiments, the buffer comprises a solvent, such as water. Insome embodiments, the water may be purified and/or sterilized. Forexample, the water may be subjected to deionization (e.g., capacitivedeionization or electrodeionization), reverse osmosis, carbon filtering,microfiltration, ultrafiltration, and/or ultraviolet sterilization. Insome embodiments, the water is deionized. In some embodiments, the wateris of a quality designated as “water for injection”; also known as“sterile water for injection.” Water for injection is generally made bydistillation or reverse osmosis. Water for injection is a sterile,nonpyrogenic, solute-free preparation of water, chemically designated“H2O,” and having a pH of between about 5.0 and about 7.0, preferablyabout 5.5.

In some embodiments, the solvent comprises between 0.1% and 99.9% byvolume of the total buffer volume. For example, the solvent may compriseat least about 0.1%, 1%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%,50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 99%, or 99.1% byvolume of the total buffer volume.

In some embodiments, the buffer comprises a solute, for example a sugaror an organic compound derived from sugar, for example a sugar alcohol.In embodiments wherein the buffer comprises a sugar, the sugar maycomprise a monosaccharide, a disaccharide, and/or a polysaccharide. Insome embodiments, the sugar comprises a monosaccharide, for exampleglucose, fructose, and/or galactose. In some embodiments, the sugarcomprises a disaccharide, for example sucrose, lactose, and maltose. Insome embodiments, the sugar comprises a polysaccharide, for examplecellulose or starch. In embodiments wherein the buffer comprises a sugaralcohol, the sugar alcohol may comprise mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol,lactitol, isomalt, maltitol, and/or hydrogenated starch hydrolysates(HSH).

In some embodiments, the sugar is present in an amount less than about50 millimolar (mM). For example, the sugar may be present in an amountless than about 45 mM, 40 mM, 35 mM, 30 mM, 25 mM, 20 mM, 15 mM, 10 mM,or 5 mM. In some embodiments, the sugar is present in an amount thatranges between about 10 mM and about 50 mM, about 10 mM and about 40 mM,about 10 mM and about 20 mM, or about 25 mM and about 35 mM. In someembodiments, the sugar is present in an amount of about 25 mM, 26 mM, 27mM, 28 mM, 29 mM, 30 mM, 31 mM, 32 mM, 33 mM, 34 mM, or 35 mM.

In some embodiments, the sugar is glucose. In these embodiments, theglucose may be present in an amount less than about 50 millimolar (mM).For example, the glucose may be present in an amount less than about 45mM, 40 mM, 35 mM, 30 mM, 25 mM, 20 mM, 15 mM, 10 mM, or 5 mM. In someembodiments, the glucose is present in an amount that ranges betweenabout 10 mM and about 50 mM, about 10 mM and about 40 mM, about 10 mMand about 20 mM, or about 25 mM and about 35 mM. In some embodiments,the glucose is present in an amount of about 25 mM, 26 mM, 27 mM, 28 mM,29 mM, 30 mM, 31 mM, 32 mM, 33 mM, 34 mM, or 35 mM. In certainembodiments, the glucose is present in an amount of about 30 mM or 31mM.

In some embodiments, the sugar is mannitol. In these embodiments, themannitol may be present in an amount less than about 50 millimolar (mM).For example, the mannitol may be present in an amount less than about 45mM, 40 mM, 35 mM, 30 mM, 25 mM, 20 mM, 15 mM, 10 mM, or 5 mM. In someembodiments, the mannitol is present in an amount that ranges betweenabout 10 mM and about 50 mM, about 10 mM and about 40 mM, about 10 mMand about 20 mM, or about 25 mM and about 35 mM. In some embodiments,the mannitol is present in an amount of about 25 mM, 26 mM, 27 mM, 28mM, 29 mM, 30 mM, 31 mM, 32 mM, 33 mM, 34 mM, or 35 mM.

In some embodiments, the EP buffer comprises one or more chloride salts,for example potassium chloride (KCl) and/or magnesium chloride (MgCl₂).In some embodiments, the buffer further comprises one or more bufferingagents, for example, Na₂HPO₄, NaH₂PO₄, or Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄. In someembodiments, the buffer further comprises one or more of HEPES and/orDMSO. In other embodiments, the buffer specifically excludes one or morebuffering agents commonly found in commercial electroporation (EP)buffers. For example, in some embodiments, the buffer excludes one orboth of DMSO and/or HEPES.

In some embodiments, the buffer comprises water (H₂O), glucose, KCl,MgCl₂, and Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄. In some embodiments, the buffer compriseswater (H₂O), glucose, KCl, MgCl₂, Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄, and HEPES. In otherembodiments, the buffer comprises water (H₂O), glucose, KCl, MgCl₂,Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄, HEPES, and DMSO.

In some embodiments, the buffer consists essentially of water (H₂O),glucose, KCl, MgCl₂, and Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄. In some embodiments, thebuffer consists essentially of water (H₂O), glucose, KCl, MgCl₂,Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄, and HEPES. In other embodiments, the buffer consistsessentially of water (H₂O), glucose, KCl, MgCl₂, Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄, HEPES,and DMSO.

In some embodiments, the buffer consists of water (H₂O), glucose, KCl,MgCl₂, and Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄. In some embodiments, the buffer consists ofwater (H₂O), glucose, KCl, MgCl₂, Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄, and HEPES. In otherembodiments, the buffer consists of water (H₂O), glucose, KCl, MgCl₂,Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄, HEPES, and DMSO.

In some embodiments, the buffering agent has a pH ranging from about 6.0to 8.0, 6.5 to 8.0, 7.0 to 8.0, 7.5 to 8.0, 6.0 to 7.5, 6.0 to 7.0, 6.0to 6.5, 6.5 to 7.5, or 6.5 to 7.0. In some embodiments, the bufferingagent has a pH of about 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3,7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, or 8.0.

In some embodiments, the buffer comprising the one or more bufferingagents has a pH ranging from about 6.0 to 8.0, 6.5 to 8.0, 7.0 to 8.0,7.5 to 8.0, 6.0 to 7.5, 6.0 to 7.0, 6.0 to 6.5, 6.5 to 7.5, or 6.5 to7.0. In some embodiments, the buffer has a pH of about 6.5, 6.6, 6.7,6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, or 8.0.

In some embodiments, the buffer comprises one or both of Na₂HPO₄ and/orNaH₂PO₄. In embodiments wherein the buffer comprises both bufferingagents, the ratio of the two (i.e., Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄) may be about 1:1,1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, 1:6, 1:7, 1:8, 1:9, 9:1, 8:1, 7:1, 6:1 5:1, 4:1,3:1, 2:1, or 2:3. In some embodiments, the ratio of Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄ hasa pH of 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7,7.8, or 7.9.

In some embodiments, a mixture of Na₂HPO₄ and NaH₂PO₄ (also referred to“Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄” or “sodium phosphate”) may be present in the buffer inan amount ranging from about 50 mM and 160 mM, 60 mM to 150 mM, 70 mM to140 mM, 75 mM to 130 mM, 80 mM to 125 mM, 90 mM to 125 mM, 90 mM to 120mM, 90 mM to 115 mM, or 90 mM to 105 mM. In some embodiments, theNa₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄ is present in an amount of at least 50 mM, 60 mM, 70 mM,80 mM, 90 mM, or 100 mM. In some embodiments, the Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄ ispresent in an amount of 80 mM, 81 mM, 82 mM, 83 mM, 84 mM, 85 mM, 86 mM,87 mM, 88 mM, 89 mM, 90 mM, 91 mM, 92 mM, 93 mM, 94 mM, 95 mM, 96 mM, 97mM, 98 mM, 99 mM, 100 mM, 101 mM, 102 mM, 103 mM, 104 mM, 105 mM, 106mM, 107 mM, 108 mM, 109 mM, 110 mM, 111 mM, 112 mM, 113 mM, 114 mM, 115mM, 116 mM, 117 mM, 118 mM, 119 mM, or 120 mM. In certain embodiments,the Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄ is present in an amount of 90 mM or 105 mM.

In embodiments wherein the buffer comprises KCl, the KCl may be presentin an amount less than about 30 mM. For example, the KCl may be presentin an amount less than about 25 mM, 20 mM, 15 mM, 10 mM, or 5 mM. Insome embodiments, the KCl is present in an amount that ranges betweenabout 1 mM and about 30 mM, about 2 mM and about 25 mM, about 3 mM andabout 20 mM, about 4 mM and about 15 mM, about 5 mM and about 10 mM, orabout 5 mM to about 15 mM. In some embodiments, the KCl is present in anamount of about 1 mM, 2 mM, 3 mM, 4 mM, 5 mM, 6 mM, 7 mM, 8 mM, 9 mM, 10mM, 11 mM, 12 mM, 13 mM, 14 mM, or 15 mM. In certain embodiments, theKCl is present in an amount of about 5 mM or 10 mM. In some embodiments,the KCl has a pH of about 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3,7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, or 7.9.

In embodiments wherein the buffer comprises MgCl₂, the MgCl₂ may bepresent in an amount less than about 50 mM. For example, the MgCl₂ maybe present in an amount less than about 45 mM, 35 mM, 30 mM 25 mM, 20mM, 15 mM, 10 mM, or 5 mM. In some embodiments, the MgCl₂ is present inan amount that ranges between about 5 mM and about 50 mM, about 6 mM andabout 45 mM, about 7 mM and about 40 mM, about 8 mM and about 35 mM,about 9 mM and about 30 mM, about 10 mM and about 25 mM, or about 15 mMand about 25 mM. In some embodiments, the MgCl₂ is present in an amountof about 5 mM, 6 mM, 7 mM, 8 mM, 9 mM, 10 mM, 11 mM, 12 mM, 13 mM, 14mM, 15 mM, 16 mM, 17 mM, 18 mM, 19 mM, 20 mM, 21 mM, 22 mM, 23 mM, 24mM, 25 mM, 26 mM, 27 mM, 28 mM, 29 mM, or 30 mM. In certain embodiments,the MgCl₂ is present in an amount of about 15 mM or 20 mM. In someembodiments, the MgCl₂ has a pH of about 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0,7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, or 7.9.

In embodiments wherein the buffer comprises HEPES, the HEPES may bepresent in an amount less than about 30 mM. For example, the HEPES maybe present in an amount less than about 25 mM, 20 mM, 15 mM, 10 mM, 5mM, 4 mM, 3 mM, 2 mM, 1 mM, 0.5 mM, or 0.1 mM. In some embodiments, theHEPES is present in an amount that ranges between about 1 mM and about30 mM, about 2 mM and about 25 mM, about 3 mM and about 20 mM, about 4mM and about 15 mM, about 5 mM and about 10 mM. In some embodiments, theHEPES is present in an amount of about 0.1 mM, 0.5 mM, 1 mM, 2 mM, 3 mM,4 mM, 5 mM, 6 mM, 7 mM, 8 mM, 9 mM, 10 mM, 11 mM, 12 mM, 13 mM, 14 mM,or 15 mM. In certain embodiments, the HEPES is present in an amount of 0mM, 5 mM, or 10 mM. In some embodiments, the HEPES has a pH of about6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, or7.9.

In embodiments wherein the buffer comprises DMSO, the DMSO may bepresent in an amount equal to or less than 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, 0.9%,0.8%, 0.7%, 0.6%, 0.5%, 0.4%, 0.3%, 0.2%, or 0.1% by volume of the totalbuffer volume. In some embodiments, DMSO is present from about 0% toabout 2.5% by volume of the total buffer volume. In some embodiments,DMSO is present in an amount ranging from about 0.1% to 5%, 1% to 5%, 2%to 5%, 3% to 5%, or 4% to 5% by volume of the total buffer volume. Insome embodiments, the DMSO has a pH of about 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9,7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, or 7.9. In otherembodiments, DMSO is not included in the buffer at all.

In certain embodiments, the buffer comprises a sugar in an amount equalto or less than 50 mM; HEPES in an amount equal to or less than 25 mM;Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄ in an amount equal to or less than 160 mM; KCl in anamount equal to or less than 10 mM; MgCl₂ in an amount equal to or lessthan 20 mM; and DMSO in an amount equal to or less than 5% by volume ofthe total buffer volume. In some of these embodiments, the sugar maycomprise a monosaccharide and/or a sugar alcohol. In some of theseembodiments, the sugar is mannitol and/or glucose. In some of theseembodiments, the sugar is glucose. In some embodiments, the buffer doesnot comprise DMSO.

In certain embodiments, the buffer comprises a sugar in an amount of atleast about 15 mM; HEPES in an amount equal to or less than 25 mM;Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄ in an amount of at least about 90 mM; KCl in an amountof at least about 2 mM; MgCl₂ in an amount of at least 15 mM; and DMSOin an amount equal to or less than 5% by volume of the total buffervolume. In some of these embodiments, the sugar may comprise amonosaccharide and/or a sugar alcohol. In some of these embodiments, thesugar is mannitol and/or glucose. In some of these embodiments, thesugar is glucose. In some embodiments, the buffer does not compriseDMSO.

In certain embodiments, the buffer comprises a sugar in an amountranging from about 15 mM to about 35 mM; KCl in an amount ranging fromabout 5 mM to about 10 mM; MgCl₂ in an amount ranging from about 10.5 mMto about 20 mM; Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄ in an amount ranging from about 90 mM toabout 105 mM; HEPES in an amount equal to or less than 25 mM; and DMSOin an amount equal to or less than 5% by volume of the total buffervolume. In some of these embodiments, the sugar may comprise amonosaccharide and/or a sugar alcohol. In some of these embodiments, thesugar is mannitol and/or glucose. In some of these embodiments, thesugar is glucose. In some embodiments, the buffer does not compriseDMSO.

In certain embodiments, the buffer comprises glucose in an amount ofabout 15 mM; KCl in an amount of about 6 mM; MgCl₂ in an amount of about10.5 mM Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄ in an amount of about 105 mM; HEPES in an amountranging from about 15 mM; and DMSO in an amount of about 2.5% by volumeof total buffer volume.

In certain embodiments, the buffer comprises glucose in an amount ofabout 30 mM; KCl in an amount of about 10 mM; MgCl₂ in an amount ofabout 20 mM; Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄ in an amount of about 105 mM; and HEPES inan amount of about 5 mM. In some embodiments, DMSO is specificallyexcluded from the buffer.

In certain embodiments, the buffer comprises glucose in an amount ofabout 31 mM; KCl in an amount of about 5 mM; and MgCl₂ in an amount ofabout 15 mM; and Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄ in an amount of about 90 mM. In someembodiments, one or more of HEPES and DMSO is/are specifically excludedfrom the buffer.

In certain embodiments, the buffer comprises glucose in an amount ofabout 30 mM; KCl in an amount of about 5 mM; and MgCl₂ in an amount ofabout 15 mM; Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄ in an amount of about 90 mM; and HEPES inan amount of about 10 mM. In some embodiments, DMSO is specificallyexcluded from the buffer.

In certain embodiments, the buffer comprises glucose in an amount ofabout 25 mM; KCl in an amount of about 15 mM; and MgCl₂ in an amount ofabout 25 mM; Na₂HPO₄/NaH₂PO₄ in an amount of about 120 mM; and HEPES inan amount of about 10 mM. In some embodiments, DMSO is specificallyexcluded from the buffer.

In certain embodiments, the pH of the buffer may be adjusted. In someembodiments, the buffer is adjusted to a pH of between 6.5 and 8. Insome embodiments, the buffer is adjusted to a pH between about 7.0 and7.6. In some embodiments, the buffer is adjusted to a pH between about6.9 and 7.2, or between about 7.0 and 7.1. In some embodiments, thebuffer is adjusted to a pH of about 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1,7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, or 8.0. In certain embodiments,the buffer is adjusted to a pH of about 7.0 or 7.1.

In certain embodiments, the conductivity of the buffer is between about7.0 ms/cm to about 16.0 ms/cm, about 9.0 ms/cm to about 16.0 ms/cm,about 11.0 ms/cm to about 16.0 ms/cm, or about 13.0 ms/cm to about 16.0ms/cm. In some embodiments, the conductivity of the buffer is betweenabout 7.0 ms/cm to about 15.0 ms/cm, about 9.0 ms/cm to about 15.0ms/cm, about 11.0 ms/cm to about 15.0 ms/cm, or about 13.0 ms/cm toabout 15.0 ms/cm. In some embodiments, the conductivity of the buffer isabout 7.0 ms/cm, about 7.1 ms/cm, about 7.2 ms/cm, about 7.3 ms/cm,about 7.4 ms/cm, about 7.5 ms/cm, about 7.6 ms/cm, about 7.7 ms/cm,about 7.8 ms/cm, about 7.9 ms/cm, about 8.0 ms/cm, about 8.1 ms/cm,about 8.2 ms/cm, about 8.3 ms/cm, about 8.4 ms/cm, about 8.5 ms/cm,about 8.6 ms/cm, about 8.7 ms/cm, about 8.8 ms/cm, about 8.9 ms/cm,about 9.0 ms/cm, about 9.1 ms/cm, about 9.2 ms/cm, about 9.3 ms/cm,about 9.4 ms/cm, about 9.5 ms/cm, about 9.6 ms/cm, about 9.7 ms/cm,about 9.8 ms/cm, about 9.9 ms/cm, about 10.0 ms/cm, about 10.1 ms/cm,about 10.2 ms/cm, about 10.3 ms/cm, about 10.4 ms/cm, about 10.5 ms/cm,about 10.6 ms/cm, about 10.7 ms/cm, about 10.8 ms/cm, about 10.9 ms/cm,about 11.0 ms/cm, about 11.1 ms/cm, about 11.2 ms/cm, about 11.3 ms/cm,about 11.4 ms/cm, about 11.5 ms/cm, about 11.6 ms/cm, about 11.7 ms/cm,about 11.8 ms/cm, about 11.9 ms/cm, about 12.0 ms/cm, about 12.1 ms/cm,about 12.2 ms/cm, about 12.3 ms/cm, about 12.4 ms/cm, about 12.5 ms/cm,about 12.6 ms/cm, about 12.7 ms/cm, about 12.8 ms/cm, about 12.9 ms/cm,about 13.0 ms/cm, about 13.1 ms/cm, about 13.2 ms/cm, about 13.3 ms/cm,about 13.4 ms/cm, about 13.5 ms/cm, about 13.6 ms/cm, about 13.7 ms/cm,about 13.8 ms/cm, about 13.9 ms/cm, about 14.0 ms/cm, about 14.1 ms/cm,about 14.2 ms/cm, about 14.3 ms/cm, about 14.4 ms/cm, about 14.5 ms/cm,about 14.6 ms/cm, about 14.7 ms/cm, about 14.8 ms/cm, about 14.9 ms/cm,about 15.0 ms/cm, about 15.1 ms/cm, about 15.2 ms/cm, about 15.3 ms/cm,about 15.4 ms/cm, about 15.5 ms/cm, about 15.6 ms/cm, about 15.7 ms/cm,about 15.8 ms/cm, about 15.9 ms/cm, or about 16.0 ms/cm. In certainembodiments, the conductivity of the buffer is about 11.6, 12.8, or14.3.

In some embodiments, the osmolality of the buffer is lower than theosmolality of the cells being transfected (i.e., also known as“intracellular osmolality”). In some embodiments, the osmolality of thebuffer ranges from about 250 mOsm/kg H₂O to about 1255 mOsm/kg H₂O,about 250 mOsm/kg H₂O to about 1100 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 250 mOsm/kg H₂Oto about 900 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 250 mOsm/kg H₂O to about 700 mOsm/kgH₂O, about 250 mOsm/kg H₂O to about 500 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 250 mOsm/kgH₂O to about 400 mOsm/kg H₂O, or about 250 mOsm/kg H₂O to about 360mOsm/kg H₂O. In some embodiments, the osmolality is about 360 mOsm/kgH₂O to about 1255 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 360 mOsm/kg H₂O to about 1100mOsm/kg H₂O, about 360 mOsm/kg H₂O to about 900 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 360mOsm/kg H₂O to about 700 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 360 mOsm/kg H₂O to about 500mOsm/kg H₂O, about 360 mOsm/kg H₂O to about 400 mOsm/kg H₂O. In someembodiments, the osmolality is about 250 mOsm/kg H₂O, 255 mOsm/kg H₂O,260 mOsm/kg H₂O, 270 mOsm/kg H₂O, 275 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 280 mOsm/kgH₂O, about 285 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 290 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 300 mOsm/kgH₂O, about 305 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 310 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 315 mOsm/kgH₂O, about 320 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 325 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 330 mOsm/kgH₂O, about 335 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 340 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 345 mOsm/kgH₂O, about 350 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 355 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 360 mOsm/kgH₂O, about 365 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 370 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 375 mOsm/kgH₂O, about 380 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 385 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 390 mOsm/kgH₂O, about 395 mOsm/kg H₂O, or about 400 mOsm/kg H₂O. In certainembodiments, the osmolality is about 280 mOsm/kg H₂O, about 292 mOsm/kgH₂O, about 340 mOsm/kg H₂O, or about 362 mOsm/kg H₂O.

In some embodiments, the buffer is selected from one or more of theexemplary buffers set forth in Tables 5 and 6. In certain embodiments,the buffer is selected from Buffer 1, Buffer 2, or Buffer 3.

In some embodiments, the buffer of the invention is used in conjunctionwith an UltraPorator™ electroporation apparatus and cartridge (or,cassette); see, PCT/US20/59984 (filed Nov. 11, 2020) and U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 17/095,028 (filed Nov. 11, 2020). This apparatus isdesigned to enable rapid manufacturing for a range of gene and celltherapies. UltraPorator™ is a high-throughput, semi-closedelectroporation system for electroporation of large quantities of cellsin a single operation. The UltraPorator™ system is an advancement overcurrent electroporation devices by significantly reducing the processingtime and contamination risk. For example, UltraPorator may be utilizedas a scale-up and commercialization solution for decentralized chimericantigen receptor (CAR) T-cell manufacturing, such as in the UltraCAR-T™manufacturing of T-cells reprogrammed to target cancer antigens in vivo.

Buffers of the invention are surprisingly effective in producing highcell transfection efficiencies when electroporation is performed usingthe buffers in the UltraPorator™ electroporation apparatus and/orcartridge (or, cassette); see, PCT/US20/59984 (filed Nov. 11, 2020) andU.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/095,028.

b. Methods Utilizing the EP Buffer and Recombinant Cells Produced UsingThose Methods

In another aspect of the invention, a method is provided that utilizesthe buffer according to the invention to introduce biologically activematerial (e.g., DNA or RNA) into cells via electric current (i.e.,electroporation). The method comprises forming a suspension by combiningcells obtained from a human along with an exogenous biological materialinto the buffer of the invention, and then applying an electric currentin the form of a voltage pulse to the suspension, thereby facilitatingthe introduction of the biological material into the cells.

In certain embodiments, the voltage pulse may have a field strength ofup to 1 to 10 kV*cm-1 and a duration of 5 to 250 μs and a currentdensity of at least 2 A*cm-2. In certain embodiments, the voltage pulsepermits the biologically active material (e.g., DNA) to be transfecteddirectly into the cell nucleus of animal and human cells. In certainembodiments, a current flow following the voltage pulse withoutinterruption, having a current density of 2 to 14 A*cm-2, preferably upto 5 A*cm-2, and a duration of 1 to 100 ms, may also be applied.

Using the method according to the invention, the transfection ofbiologically active material into cells, including into the nucleus ofanimal cells, may be optimized. In this case, the biologically activematerial (e.g., nucleic acids, polypeptides, or the like) can beintroduced into quiescent or dividing animal cells with a highefficiency.

In some embodiments, the cells are exposed to the buffer for less than10 minutes. For example, the cells may be exposed to the buffer for lessthan 9 minutes, less than 8 minutes, less than 7 minutes, less than 6minutes, less than 5 minutes, less than 4 minutes, less than 3 minutes,less than 2 minutes, or less than 1 minute.

In some embodiments, the method is used to introduce biologically activematerial into primary human blood cells, pluripotent precursor cells ofhuman blood, as well as primary human fibroblasts and endothelial cells.In some embodiments, the cells are human blood cells, for example immunecells. In certain embodiments, the immune cells are neutrophils,eosinophils, basophils, mast cells, monocytes, macrophages, dendriticcells, natural killer cells, and lymphocytes (B cells and T cells), orsome combination thereof. In some embodiments, the lymphocytes areT-cells. In certain embodiments, the cells are obtained from a patient.

In some embodiments, the biological material includes a nucleic acid,peptide, polypeptide, protein, enzyme, RNP, or some combination thereof.In some embodiments, the biological material is heterologous to thecells. In some embodiments, the biological material is partially orfully synthetic.

In some embodiments, the nucleic acid is selected from DNA or RNA. Insome embodiments, the DNA may comprise cDNA. In some embodiments, theRNA may comprise mRNA, tRNA, mRNA, lncRNA, sRNA, or a combinationthereof. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid is a recombinant nucleicacid. In some embodiments, the peptide comprises a polypeptide, protein,enzyme, antibody, antibody fragment, or combination thereof. In someembodiments, the peptide is recombinant.

Methods utilizing the buffer of the invention result in desirably hightransfection yields, especially as compared to methods utilizing otherelectroporation buffers. In some embodiments, the transfection yieldwith a buffer of the invention is at least about 1.1 times that of thetransfection yield with a control (prior art) buffer. For example, thetransfection yield with a buffer of the invention may be about 1.1, 1.2,1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6,2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4.0,4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, or 5.0 times higher thanthat of a control (prior art) buffer. In some embodiments, thetransfection yield with a buffer of the invention may be greater than 5times than that of a control (prior art) buffer, such as 6, 7, 8, 9, or10 times higher. In certain embodiments, the transfection yield with abuffer of the invention is 1.35, 1.41, 1.46, 1.97, 1.98, 2.05, 2.12,2.40, or 2.44 times higher than that of a control (prior art) buffer.

Methods utilizing the buffer of the invention result in desirably hightransfected cell recovery yields, especially as compared to methodsutilizing other electroporation buffers. In some embodiments, thetransfected cell recovery yield with a buffer of the invention is atleast about 1.1 times that of the transfected cell recovery yield with acontrol (prior art) buffer. For example, the transfected cell recoveryyield with a buffer of the invention may be about 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4,1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8,2.9, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2,4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, or 5.0 higher than that of a control(prior art) buffer. In some embodiments, the transfected cell recoveryyield with a buffer of the invention may be greater than 5 times thanthat of a control (prior art) buffer. In certain embodiments, thetransfected cell recovery yield with a buffer of the invention is 1.53,1.66, 1.72, 1.80, 2.06, 2.17, 2.23, 2.34, or 2.61 times higher than thatof a control (prior art) buffer.

In another aspect of the invention, recombinant cells are provided. Insome embodiments, recombinant immune cells are produced using the methodof the invention. In certain embodiments, the recombinant immune cell isa modified T-cell. In some embodiments, the modified T-cell is achimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell. In some embodiments, the CAR-Tcell is administered to a patient for therapeutic purposes.

c. Electroporation Apparatuses and Their Methods of Use

An exemplary electroporation apparatus comprises: one or more chambersconfigured to store the buffer and cells during an electroporationprocess; one or more pairs of electrodes configured to generate electricfields within the one or more chambers during the electroporationprocess, each electric field corresponding to one chamber; and a flowchannel configured to transport the cells during a cell collectionprocess after the electroporation process.

In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises one chamber, two chambers,three chambers, four chambers, five chambers, six chambers, sevenchambers, eight chambers, nine chambers, ten chambers, or ten or morechambers. In certain embodiments, the apparatus utilizes continuous flowor a microfluidic system.

In some embodiments, the electroporation apparatus further comprises apump for pumping a liquid medium from the flow channel into at least oneof the chambers during a collection process, wherein the liquid mediumis obtained at the inlet port. In some embodiments, the pump comprises avalve or valves connecting the one or more chambers to the flow channel.In some embodiments, the valve or valves are opened one at a time. Insome embodiments, the valve or valves permit only one-directional flowof fluid. In some embodiments, each valve corresponds to one chamber. Insome embodiments, each valve corresponding to the chamber valves is apinch-valve or pinch-type valve. In some embodiments, each of the valvesoperates using a spring motion, a lever motion, or a piston motion.

In some embodiments, the one or more chambers comprises a given chamber;each electrode of the pair of electrodes is located on opposite sides ofthe given chamber; and each electrode of the pair of electrodescomprises both an interior portion inside the given chamber and anexterior portion external to the given chamber.

In some embodiments, the electroporation apparatus further comprises: aninlet port; an outlet port; and one or more flanking flow channelsconnecting the inlet port and the outlet port to the flow channel.

In some embodiments, the electroporation apparatus further comprises: apump for pumping a liquid medium from the flow channel into at least oneof the chambers during a collection process, wherein the liquid mediumis obtained at the inlet port.

In some embodiments, the electroporation apparatus further comprises: asurface comprising a one or more openings leading to the one or morechambers; and an airflow channel below the openings and connectingairflow between the chambers.

In some embodiments, the electroporation apparatus further comprises: avent or air filter connecting the airflow channel to an exterior of theelectroporation apparatus.

In some embodiments, the electroporation apparatus further comprises: aseal configured to cover the one or more openings. In some embodiments,each chamber in the electroporation apparatus comprises a shape whichnarrows toward the respective valve(s). In some embodiments, theelectroporation apparatus further comprises a pair of electrodes whereineach electrode of the electrode pair is located on opposite sides ofeach chamber. The distance between the two electrodes in an electrodepair is referred to as the “gap distance” or “separation distance.” Thisdistance spans the width of the chamber.

In some embodiments, each of the one or more chambers comprises a gapdistance of about 0.1 mm to about 20 mm, about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm,about 1 mm to about 7 mm, or about 1 mm to about 4 mm. In someembodiments, the gap distance is about 0.5 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.5 mm, 2.0 mm,2.5 mm, 3.0 mm, 3.5 mm, 4.0 mm, 4.5 mm, 5.0 mm, 5.5 mm, 6.0 mm, 6.5 mm,7.0 mm, 7.5 mm, or 8.0 mm. In some embodiments, a gap distance of about2.5 mm, 2.6 mm, 2.7 mm, 2.8 mm, 2.9 mm, 3.0 mm, 3.1 mm, 3.2 mm, 3.3 mm,3.4 mm, 3.5 mm, 3.6 mm, 3.7 mm, 3.8 mm, 3.9 mm, or 4.0 mm. In someembodiments, the gap distance is less than about 4 mm, less than about3.5 mm, less than about 3.0 mm, less than about 2.5 mm, less than about2.0 mm, less than about 1.5 mm, or less than about 1.0 mm. In someembodiments, a gap distance of less than about 4.0 mm improves theelectroporation performance of the buffer provided herein.

In some embodiments, each electrode of the pair of electrodes of theelectroporation apparatus comprises: an interior portion inside thegiven chamber; and an exterior portion external to the given chamber,wherein each pair of electrodes is configured to connect to an electriccircuit. In some embodiments, the interior portion inside the givenchamber has an elliptical face and comprises a gold coating.

In some embodiments, each chamber of the electroporation apparatus isconfigured to store a volume of at least about 50 μL, at least about 100μL, at least about 150 at least about μL, at least about 200 μL, atleast about 250 μL, at least about 300 μL, at least about 350 μL, atleast about 400 μL, at least about 450 μL, at least about 150 μL, atleast about 500 μL, at least about 550 μL, at least about 600 μL, atleast about 650 μL, at least about 700 μL, at least about 750 μL, atleast about 800 μL, at least about 850 μL, at least about 900 μL, atleast about 950 μL, or at least about 1000 μL (1.0 mL).

In some embodiments, the chambers of the electroporation apparatus, incombination, are configured to store at least about 500 μL, at leastabout 1.0 mL, at least about 1.2 mL, at least about 1.4 mL, at leastabout 1.6 mL, at least about 1.8 mL, at least about 2.0 mL, at leastabout 2.2 mL, at least about 2.4 mL, at least about 2.6 mL, at leastabout 2.8 mL, at least about 3.0 mL, at least about 3.2 mL, at leastabout 3.4 mL, at least about 3.6 mL, at least about 3.8 mL, at leastabout 4.0 mL, at least about 4.2 mL, at least about 4.4 mL, at leastabout 4.6 mL, at least about 4.8 mL, at least about 5.0 mL, at leastabout 5.2 mL, at least about 5.4 mL, at least about 5.6 mL, at leastabout 5.8 mL, at least about 6.0 mL, at least about 6.2 mL, at leastabout 6.4 mL, at least about 6.6 mL, at least about 6.8 mL, or at leastabout 7.0 mL of cells in liquid suspension for electroporation.

In some embodiments, the cells involved in the electroporation processcomprises a population selected from a group consisting of: at least1×10⁸ cells, at least 2×10⁸ cells, at least 3×10⁸ cells, at least 4×10⁸cells, at least 5×10⁸ cells, at least 6×10⁸ cells, at least 7×10⁸ cells,at least 8×10⁸ cells, at least 9×10⁸ cells, at least 1×10⁹ cells, atleast 2×10⁹ cells, at least 3×10⁹ cells, at least 4×10⁹ cells, at least5×10⁹ cells, at least 6×10⁹ cells, at least 7×10⁹ cells, at least 8×10⁹cells, at least 9×10⁹ cells, at least 1×10¹⁰ cells, at least 2×10¹⁰cells, at least 3×10¹⁰ cells, at least 4×10¹⁰ cells, at least 5×10¹⁰cells, at least 6×10¹⁰ cells, at least 7×10¹⁰ cells, at least 8×10¹⁰cells, at least 9×10¹° cells, at least 1×10¹¹ cells, at least 2×10¹¹cells, at least 3×10¹¹ cells, at least 4×10¹¹ cells, at least 5×10¹¹cells, at least 6×10¹¹ cells, at least 7×10¹¹ cells, at least 8×10¹¹cells, at least 9×10¹¹ cells, at least 1×10¹² cells, at least 2×10¹²cells, at least 3×10¹² cells, at least 4×10¹² cells, at least 5×10¹²cells, at least 6×10¹² cells, at least 7×10¹² cells, at least 8×10¹²cells, and at least 9×10¹².

In some embodiments, the apparatus of the invention comprises anUltraPorator™ electroporation apparatus and cartridge (see,PCT/US20/59984 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/095,028). Asnoted above, the UltraPorator™ electroporation apparatus is designed toenable rapid manufacturing for a range of gene and cell therapies. Theapparatus may be utilized as a scale-up and commercialization solutionfor decentralized CAR T-cell manufacturing, such as in the UltraCAR-T™manufacturing of T-cells reprogrammed to target cancer antigens in vivo.

In some embodiments, the apparatus of the invention is used in a methodof electroporation, the method comprising: executing an electroporationprocess by generating an electric field within a chamber using a pair ofelectrodes, wherein the chamber is configured to store the buffer andcells during the electroporation process; and executing a cellcollection process by: opening a valve connected to the chamber; andtransporting the buffer and cells to an outlet port using a flow channelconnected to the valve, wherein the chamber, the electrode pair, thevalve, the outlet port, and the flow channel are each located within anelectroporation apparatus.

In some embodiments, the step of executing a cell collection processfurther comprises: pumping, through use of a pump, a liquid medium fromthe flow channel into the chamber, wherein the liquid medium is obtainedat an inlet port, and wherein the inlet port and the outlet port areconnected to the flow channel by a flanking flow channel within theelectroporation apparatus.

In some embodiments, the cell collection process further comprises:draining the chamber into the flow channel, wherein pressure within thechamber is maintained via a vent or air filter connected to an air flowchannel running between the chamber and another chamber.

In some embodiments, the method of electroporation further comprises:depositing the cells into an opening leading to the chamber holding thebuffer; applying a seal to the opening; and connecting the electrodepair to at least one circuit by, for example, inserting theelectroporation apparatus into a docking station.

In some embodiments, the method utilizes one or more of the exemplarybuffers set forth in Tables 5 and 6. In certain embodiments, the methodutilizes Buffer 1, Buffer 2, or Buffer 3.

In some embodiments, the method is performed in an UltraPorator™electroporation apparatus (see, PCT/US20/59984 and U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 17/095,028). In certain embodiments, the method isperformed in an UltraPorator™ electroporation apparatus and utilizes oneor more of the exemplary buffers set forth in Tables 5 and 6. In certainembodiments, the method is performed in an UltraPorator™ electroporationapparatus and utilizes Buffer 1, Buffer 2, or Buffer 3 (as set forth inTable 5).

d. Electroporation Systems

In another aspect of the invention, a system for electroporation isprovided. In some embodiments, the system for electroporation comprisesan electroporation apparatus, as described herein, and anelectroporation buffer, as described herein. In some embodiments, theelectroporation system comprises and UltraPorator™ electroporationapparatus and cartridge (see, PCT/US20/59984 and U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 17/095,028). As noted above, the UltraPorator™ electroporationapparatus is designed to enable rapid manufacturing for a range of geneand cell therapies. The device may be utilized as a scale-up andcommercialization solution for decentralized CAR T-cell manufacturing,such as in the UltraCAR-T™ manufacturing of T-cells reprogrammed totarget cancer antigens in vivo.

In some embodiments, the system for electroporation further comprises abuffer is from one or more of the exemplary buffers set forth in Tables5 and 6. In certain embodiments, the system for electroporationcomprises a buffer selected from Buffer 1, Buffer 2, or Buffer 3. It hasbeen found that systems comprising an UltraPorator™ device and one ofBuffers 1, 2, or 3 result in surprisingly high cell transfectionefficiencies, as compared to systems comprising an UltraPorator™ deviceand a control buffer.

e. Kits for Electroporation

In another aspect of the invention, a kit for electroporation isprovided. The kit may include any of the buffers as described herein. Insome embodiments, the kit comprises one or more of the exemplary buffersset forth in Tables 5 and 6. In certain embodiments, the kit comprises abuffer selected from Buffer 1, Buffer 2, or Buffer 3.

In some embodiments, the kit includes one or more containers filled witha buffer according to the invention and other suitable reagents and/ordevices. For example, the kit may additionally comprise a vectorcomprising a nucleic acid of interest. In some embodiments, the kit mayinclude a dropper, pipette, and/or cuvette. In some embodiments, thebuffer may be packaged in aliquoted containers or as a stock solution.

In some embodiments, the kit further comprises packaging to safelytransport the buffer and any additional reagents and/or devices. In someembodiments, the kit includes information about the contents of thebuffer and any additional reagents. Further, the kit may comprisewritten materials, for example a user manual or answers to frequentlyasked questions.

2. Chemical Methods

Chemical methods for introducing a polynucleotide into a host cellinclude colloidal dispersion systems, such as macromolecule complexes,nanocapsules, microspheres, beads, and lipid-based systems includingoil-in-water emulsions, micelles, mixed micelles, and liposomes. Anexemplary colloidal system for use as a delivery vehicle in vitro and invivo is a liposome (e.g., an artificial membrane vesicle).

3. Viral Vectors and Delivery Methods

In the case where a viral delivery system is utilized, an exemplarydelivery vehicle is a liposome. Lipid formulations can be used for theintroduction of the nucleic acids into a host cell (in vitro, ex vivo,or in vivo). In another aspect, the nucleic acid can be associated witha lipid. The nucleic acid associated with a lipid can be encapsulated inthe aqueous interior of a liposome, interspersed within the lipidbilayer of a liposome, attached to a liposome via a linking moleculethat is associated with both the liposome and the oligonucleotide,entrapped in a liposome, complexed with a liposome, dispersed in asolution containing a lipid, mixed with a lipid, combined with a lipid,contained as a suspension in a lipid, contained or complexed with amicelle, or otherwise associated with a lipid. Lipid, lipid/DNA orlipid/expression vector associated compositions are not limited to anyparticular structure in solution. For example, they can be present in abilayer structure, as micelles, or with a “collapsed” structure. Theycan also simply be interspersed in a solution, possibly formingaggregates that are not uniform in size or shape. Lipids are fattysubstances which can be naturally occurring or synthetic lipids. Forexample, lipids include the fatty droplets that naturally occur in thecytoplasm as well as the class of compounds which contain long-chainaliphatic hydrocarbons and their derivatives, such as fatty acids,alcohols, amines, amino alcohols, and aldehydes.

Lipids suitable for use can be obtained from commercial sources. Forexample, dimyristyl phosphatidylcholine (“DMPC”) can be obtained fromSigma, St. Louis, Mo.; dicetyl phosphate (“DCP”) can be obtained from K& K Laboratories (Plainview, N.Y.); cholesterol (“Chol”) can be obtainedfrom Calbiochem-Behring; dimyristyl phosphatidylglycerol (“DMPG”) andother lipids can be obtained from Avanti Polar Lipids, Inc. (Birmingham,Ala.). Stock solutions of lipids in chloroform or chloroform/methanolcan be stored at about −20° C. Chloroform is used as the only solventsince it is more readily evaporated than methanol. “Liposome” is ageneric term encompassing a variety of single and multilamellar lipidvehicles formed by the generation of enclosed lipid bilayers oraggregates. Liposomes can be characterized as having vesicularstructures with a phospholipid bilayer membrane and an inner aqueousmedium. Multilamellar liposomes have multiple lipid layers separated byaqueous medium. They form spontaneously when phospholipids are suspendedin an excess of aqueous solution. The lipid components undergoself-rearrangement before the formation of closed structures and entrapwater and dissolved solutes between the lipid bilayers (Ghosh et al.,Glycobiology 5: 505-10 (1991)). However, compositions that havedifferent structures in solution than the normal vesicular structure arealso encompassed. For example, the lipids can assume a micellarstructure or merely exist as nonuniform aggregates of lipid molecules.Also contemplated are lipofectamine-nucleic acid complexes.

Also provided herein are viral-based delivery systems, in which anucleic acid of the present invention is inserted. Representative viralexpression vectors include, but are not limited to, the adenovirus-basedvectors (e.g., the adenovirus-based Per.C6 system available fromCrucell, Inc. (Leiden, The Netherlands)), adeno-associated virus basedvectors, lentivirus-based vectors (e.g., the lentiviral-based pLPI fromLife Technologies (Carlsbad, Calif.)), retroviral vectors (e.g., thepFB-ERV plus pCFB-EGSH), and herpes virus-based vectors. In anembodiment, the viral vector is a lentivirus vector. Vectors derivedfrom retroviruses such as the lentivirus are suitable tools to achievelong-term gene transfer since they allow long-term, stable integrationof a transgene and its propagation in daughter cells. Lentiviral vectorshave the added advantage over vectors derived from onco-retrovirusessuch as murine leukemia viruses in that they can transducenon-proliferating cells, such as hepatocytes. They also have the addedadvantage of low immunogenicity. In general, and in embodiments, asuitable vector contains an origin of replication functional in at leastone organism, a promoter sequence, convenient restriction endonucleasesites, and one or more selectable markers, (e.g., WO 01/96584; WO01/29058; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,326,193).

In some embodiments, a lentiviral vector is provided comprising abackbone and a nucleic acid sequence encoding one or more miRNA(s) and aCAR. Optionally, the vector further comprises a nucleic acid encoding acytokine and a cell tag such as truncated HER1, CD20t-1 or a full lengthCD20.

In some embodiments, the nucleic acid encoding one or more miRNA(s) anda CAR is cloned into a vector comprising lentiviral backbone components.Exemplary backbone components include, but are not limited to, pFUGW,and pSMPUW. The pFUGW lentiviral vector backbone is a self-inactivating(SIN) lentiviral vector backbone and has unnecessary HIV-1 viralsequences removed resulting in reduced potential for the development ofneoplasia, harmful mutations, and regeneration of infectious particles.In some embodiments, the vector encoding one or more miRNA(s) and a CARalso encodes a cytokine in a single construct. In some embodiments, theone or more miRNA(s) and a CAR and cytokine are encoded on two separatelentiviral vectors. In some embodiments, the cytokine is expressed witha cell tag. In some embodiments, one or more miRNA(s) and a CAR can beco-expressed with the cytokine and the cell tag from a single lentiviralvector. In further embodiments, one or more miRNA(s) and a CAR can beunder the control of an inducible promoter. In another embodiment, thecytokine can be under the control of an inducible promoter. In oneaspect, the inducible promoter can be a gene switch ligand induciblepromoter. In some cases, an inducible promoter can be a small moleculeligand-inducible two polypeptide ecdysone receptor-based gene switch,such as RHEOSWITCH® gene switch.

Other suitable vectors include integrating expression vectors, which canrandomly integrate into the host cell's DNA, or can include arecombination site to enable the specific recombination between theexpression vector and the host cell's chromosome. Such integratingexpression vectors can utilize the endogenous expression controlsequences of the host cell's chromosomes to effect expression of thedesired protein. Examples of vectors that integrate in a site specificmanner include, for example, components of the flp-in system fromInvitrogen (Carlsbad, Calif.) (e.g., pcDNA™5/FRT), or the cre-loxsystem, such as can be found in the pExchange-6 Core Vectors fromStratagene (La Jolla, Calif.). Examples of vectors that randomlyintegrate into host cell chromosomes include, for example, pcDNA3.1(when introduced in the absence of T-antigen) from Invitrogen (Carlsbad,Calif.), and pCI or pFN10A (ACT) FLEXI™ from Promega (Madison, Wis.).Additional promoter elements, e.g., enhancers, regulate the frequency oftranscriptional initiation. Typically, these are located in the region30-110 bp upstream of the start site, although a number of promotershave recently been shown to contain functional elements downstream ofthe start site as well. The spacing between promoter elements frequentlyis flexible, so that promoter function is preserved when elements areinverted or moved relative to one another. In the thymidine kinase (tk)promoter, the spacing between promoter elements can be increased to 50bp apart before activity begins to decline. Depending on the promoter,it appears that individual elements can function either cooperatively orindependently to activate transcription.

In some embodiments, the cell tag gene is cloned into a lentiviralplasmid backbone in frame with the CAR gene. In other embodiments, thecell tag is cloned into a separate lentiviral vector.

4. Non-Viral Vectors and Delivery Systems

a. Sleeping Beauty Transposon System

A polynucleotide encoding one or more miRNA(s) alone or a polynucleotideencoding one or more miRNA(s) and a chimeric receptor, cytokine, and/orcell tag as described herein can be introduced into immune effectorcells using non-viral based delivery systems, such as the “SleepingBeauty (SB) Transposon System,” which refers to a synthetic DNAtransposon system for introducing DNA sequences into the chromosomes ofvertebrates. An exemplary Sleeping Beauty transposon system is describedfor example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,489,458 and 8,227,432. As used herein,the Sleeping Beauty transposon system can comprise Sleeping Beautytransposase polypeptides as well as derivatives, functional fragments,and variants thereof, and Sleeping Beauty transposon polynucleotides,derivatives, and functional variants and fragments thereof. In certainembodiments, the Sleeping Beauty transposase is encoded by an mRNA. Insome embodiments, the mRNA encodes for a SB10, SB11, SB100x or SB110transposase. In some embodiments, the mRNA comprises a cap and a poly-Atail.

DNA transposons translocate from one DNA site to another in a simple,cut-and-paste manner. Transposition is a precise process in which adefined DNA segment is excised from one DNA molecule and moved toanother site in the same or different DNA molecule or genome. As withother Tc 1/mariner-type transposases, SB transposase inserts atransposon into a TA dinucleotide base pair in a recipient DNA sequence.The insertion site can be elsewhere in the same DNA molecule, or inanother DNA molecule (or chromosome). In mammalian genomes, includinghumans, there are approximately 200 million TA sites. The TA insertionsite is duplicated in the process of transposon integration. Thisduplication of the TA sequence is a hallmark of transposition and usedto ascertain the mechanism in some experiments. The transposase can beencoded either within the transposon or the transposase can be suppliedby another source, in which case the transposon becomes a non-autonomouselement. Non-autonomous transposons are most useful as genetic toolsbecause after insertion they cannot independently continue to excise andre-insert. Sleeping Beauty transposons envisaged to be used as non-viralvectors for introduction of genes into genomes of vertebrate animals andfor gene therapy.

Briefly, the Sleeping Beauty system (Hackett et al., Mol Ther 18:674-83,(2010)) was adapted to genetically modify the immune effector cells(Cooper et al., Blood 105:1622-31, (2005)). In one embodiment, thisinvolves two steps: (i) the electro-transfer of DNA plasmids expressinga Sleeping Beauty transposon (Jin et al., Gene Ther 18:849-56, (2011);Kebriaei et al., Hum Gene Ther 23:444-50, (2012)) and Sleeping Beautytransposase and (ii) the propagation and expansion of T cells stablyexpressing integrants on designer artificial antigen-presenting cells(AaPC) derived from the K562 cell line (also known as AaPCs (Activatingand Propagating Cells). In another, embodiment, the second step (ii) iseliminated and the genetically modified T cells are cryopreserved orimmediately infused into a patient.

In one embodiment, the Sleeping Beauty transposon systems are describedfor example in Hudecek et al., Critical Reviews in Biochemistry andMolecular Biology, 52:4, 355-380 (2017), Singh et al., Cancer Res (8):68(2008). Apr. 15, 2008 and Maiti et al., J Immunother. 36(2): 112-123(2013).

In some embodiments, one or more miRNA(s), a CAR, a cytokine, and a celltag can be encoded by a single transposon DNA plasmid vector. In someembodiments, the one or more miRNA(s), CAR, cytokine, and cell tag canbe encoded by different transposon DNA plasmid vectors. In furtherembodiments, one or more miRNA(s) and a CAR can be under the control ofan inducible promoter. In another embodiment, the cytokine can be underthe control of an inducible promoter. In one aspect, the induciblepromoter can be a gene switch ligand inducible promoter. In some cases,an inducible promoter can be a small molecule ligand-inducible twopolypeptide ecdysone receptor-based gene switch, such as RHEOSWITCH®gene switch further described below. In certain embodiments, the CAR,cytokine, and cell tag can be configured in one, two or moretransposons.

In some embodiments, the MUC16, CD33, or ROR1-specific CARs and othergenetic elements are delivered to a cell using the SB11 transposonsystem, the SB100X transposon system, the SB110 transposon system, thepiggyBac transposon system (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,489,458;8,227,432, 9,228,180, Wilson et al, “PiggyBac Transposon-mediated GeneTransfer in Human Cells,” Molecular Therapy 15:139-145 (2007) and WO2016/145146) and/or the piggyBat transposon system (see, e.g., Mitra etal., “Functional characterization of piggyBat from the bat Myotislucifugus unveils an active mammalian DNA transposon,” Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci USA 110:234-239 (2013). Additional transposases and transposonsystems are provided in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,148,203; 8,227,432; U.S. PatentPubln. No. 2011/0117072; Mates et al., Nat Genet, 41(6):753-61 (2009).doi: 10.1038/ng.343. Epub 2009 May 3, Gene Ther., 18(9):849-56 (2011).doi: 10.1038/gt.2011.40. Epub 2011 Mar. 31 and in Ivics et al., Cell.91(4):501-10, (1997).

In certain embodiments, the vector is a Sleeping Beauty plasmid thatcomprises a left transposon repeat region and a right transposon repeatregion. In certain embodiments, the left transposon repeat regioncomprises a nucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO: 580 or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functionalvariant has at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequenceidentity with SEQ ID NO: 580, or hybridizes under stringenthybridization conditions with the complement of SEQ ID NO: 580. Incertain embodiments, the right transposon repeat region comprises anucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO: 581 or a functional fragment orvariant thereof. In certain embodiments, the functional variant has atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity withSEQ ID NO: 581, or hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditionswith the complement of SEQ ID NO: 581.

b. Recombinase-Based Delivery Systems

In other embodiments, nucleic acids encoding one or more miRNA(s), aCAR, a cytokine, and/or a cell tag can be integrated into the immuneeffector cell's DNA through a recombinase and integrating expressionvectors. Such vectors can randomly integrate into the host cell's DNA,or can include a recombination site to enable the specific recombinationbetween the expression vector and the host cell's chromosome. Suchintegrating expression vectors can utilize the endogenous expressioncontrol sequences of the host cell's chromosomes to effect expression ofthe desired protein. In some embodiments, targeted integration ispromoted by the presence of sequences on the donor polynucleotide thatare homologous to sequences flanking the integration site. For example,targeted integration using the donor polynucleotides described hereincan be achieved following conventional transfection techniques, e.g.techniques used to create gene knockouts or knockins by homologousrecombination. In other embodiments, targeted integration is promotedboth by the presence of sequences on the donor polynucleotide that arehomologous to sequences flanking the integration site, and by contactingthe cells with donor polynucleotide in the presence of a site-specificrecombinase. By a site-specific recombinase, or simply a recombinase, itis meant a polypeptide that catalyzes conservative site-specificrecombination between its compatible recombination sites. As usedherein, a site-specific recombinase includes native polypeptides as wellas derivatives, variants and/or fragments that retain activity, andnative polynucleotides, derivatives, variants, and/or fragments thatencode a recombinase that retains activity.

The recombinases can be introduced into a target cell before,concurrently with, or after the introduction of a targeting vector. Therecombinase can be directly introduced into a cell as a protein, forexample, using liposomes, coated particles, or microinjection.Alternately, a polynucleotide, either DNA or messenger RNA, encoding therecombinase can be introduced into the cell using a suitable expressionvector. The targeting vector components described above are useful inthe construction of expression cassettes containing sequences encoding arecombinase of interest. However, expression of the recombinase can beregulated in other ways, for example, by placing the expression of therecombinase under the control of a regulatable promoter (i.e., apromoter whose expression can be selectively induced or repressed).

A recombinase can be from the Integrase or Resolvase families. TheIntegrase family of recombinases has over one hundred members andincludes, for example, FLP, Cre, and lambda integrase. The Integrasefamily, also referred to as the tyrosine family or the lambda integrasefamily, uses the catalytic tyrosine's hydroxyl group for a nucleophilicattack on the phosphodiester bond of the DNA. Typically, members of thetyrosine family initially nick the DNA, which later forms a doublestrand break. Examples of tyrosine family integrases include Cre, FLP,SSV1, and lambda (λ) integrase. In the resolvase family, also known asthe serine recombinase family, a conserved serine residue forms acovalent link to the DNA target site (Grindley, et al., (2006) Ann RevBiochem 16:16).

In one embodiment, the recombinase is an isolated polynucleotidesequence comprising a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a recombinaseselecting from the group consisting of a SPβc2 recombinase, a SF370.1recombinase, a Bxb1 recombinase, an A118 recombinase and a ϕRv1recombinase. Examples of serine recombinases are described in detail inU.S. Pat. No. 9,034,652.

Recombinases for use in the practice of the present invention can beproduced recombinantly or purified as previously described. Polypeptideshaving the desired recombinase activity can be purified to a desireddegree of purity by methods known in the art of protein ammonium sulfateprecipitation, purification, including, but not limited to, sizefractionation, affinity chromatography, HPLC, ion exchangechromatography, heparin agarose affinity chromatography (e.g., Thorpe &Smith, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 95:5505-5510, 1998.)

In one embodiment, the recombinases can be introduced into theeukaryotic cells that contain the recombination attachment sites atwhich recombination is desired by any suitable method. Methods ofintroducing functional proteins, e.g., by microinjection or othermethods, into cells are well known in the art. Introduction of purifiedrecombinase protein ensures a transient presence of the protein and itsfunction, which is often a preferred embodiment. Alternatively, a geneencoding the recombinase can be included in an expression vector used totransform the cell, in which the recombinase-encoding polynucleotide isoperably linked to a promoter which mediates expression of thepolynucleotide in the eukaryotic cell. The recombinase polypeptide canalso be introduced into the eukaryotic cell by messenger RNA thatencodes the recombinase polypeptide. It is generally preferred that therecombinase be present for only such time as is necessary for insertionof the nucleic acid fragments into the genome being modified. Thus, thelack of permanence associated with most expression vectors is notexpected to be detrimental. One can introduce the recombinase gene intothe cell before, after, or simultaneously with, the introduction of theexogenous polynucleotide of interest. In one embodiment, the recombinasegene is present within the vector that carries the polynucleotide thatis to be inserted; the recombinase gene can even be included within thepolynucleotide.

In one embodiment, a method for site-specific recombination comprisesproviding a first recombination site and a second recombination site;contacting the first and second recombination sites with a prokaryoticrecombinase polypeptide, resulting in recombination between therecombination sites, wherein the recombinase polypeptide can mediaterecombination between the first and second recombination sites, thefirst recombination site is attP or attB, the second recombination siteis attB or attP, and the recombinase is selected from the groupconsisting of a Listeria monocytogenes phage recombinase, aStreptococcus pyogenes phage recombinase, a Bacillus subtilis phagerecombinase, a Mycobacterium tuberculosis phage recombinase and aMycobacterium smegmatis phage recombinase, provided that when the firstrecombination attachment site is attB, the second recombinationattachment site is attP, and when the first recombination attachmentsite is attP, the second recombination attachment site is attB

Further embodiments provide for the introduction of a site-specificrecombinase into a cell whose genome is to be modified. One embodimentrelates to a method for obtaining site-specific recombination in aneukaryotic cell comprises providing a eukaryotic cell that comprises afirst recombination attachment site and a second recombinationattachment site; contacting the first and second recombinationattachment sites with a prokaryotic recombinase polypeptide, resultingin recombination between the recombination attachment sites, wherein therecombinase polypeptide can mediate recombination between the first andsecond recombination attachment sites, the first recombinationattachment site is a phage genomic recombination attachment site (attP)or a bacterial genomic recombination attachment site (attB), the secondrecombination attachment site is attB or attP, and the recombinase isselected from the group consisting of a Listeria monocytogenes phagerecombinase, a Streptococcus pyogenes phage recombinase, a Bacillussubtilis phage recombinase, a Mycobacterium tuberculosis phagerecombinase and a Mycobacterium smegmatis phage recombinase, providedthat when the first recombination attachment site is attB, the secondrecombination attachment site is attP, and when the first recombinationattachment site is attP, the second recombination attachment site isattB. In an embodiment the recombinase is selected from the groupconsisting of an A118 recombinase, a SF370.1 recombinase, a SPβc2recombinase, a ϕRv1 recombinase, and a Bxb1 recombinase. In oneembodiment the recombination results in integration.

c. Other Non-Viral Delivery Systems

In other embodiments, nucleic acids encoding one or more miRNA(s), aCAR, a cytokine, and/or a cell tag, can be integrated into the immuneeffector cell's DNA through gene editing systems that utilize CRISPR,TALEN or Zinc-Finger nucleases.

Regardless of the method used to introduce exogenous nucleic acids intoa host cell, in order to confirm the presence of the recombinant DNAsequence in the host cell, a variety of assays can be performed. Suchassays include, for example, “molecular biological” assays well known tothose of skill in the art, such as Southern and Northern blotting,RT-PCR and PCR; “biochemical” assays, such as detecting the presence orabsence of a particular peptide, e.g., by immunological means (ELISAsand Western blots) or by assays described herein to identify peptides orproteins or nucleic acids falling within the scope of the invention.

IX. Engineered T-Cell Receptor (TCR)

In some embodiments, the chimeric receptor comprises an engineeredT-cell receptor. The T cell receptor (TCR) is composed of two chains (aβor γδ) that pair on the surface of the T cell to form a heterodimericreceptor. In some instances, the αβ TCR is expressed on most T cells inthe body and is known to be involved in the recognition of specificMHC-restricted antigens. Each α and β chain are composed of two domains:a constant domain (C) that anchors the protein to the cell membrane andis associated with invariant subunits of the CD3 signaling apparatus;and a variable domain (V) that confers antigen recognition through sixloops, referred to as complementarity determining regions (CDRs). Insome instances, each of the V domains comprises three CDRs; e.g., CDR1,CDR2 and CDR3 with CDR3 as the hypervariable region. These CDRs interactwith a complex formed between an antigenic peptide bound to a proteinencoded by the major histocompatibility complex (pepMHC) (e.g., HLA-A,HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-DPA1, HLA-DPB1, HLA-DQA1, HLA-DQB1, HLA-DRA, orHLA-DRB1 complex). In some instances, the constant domain furthercomprises a joining region that connects the constant domain to thevariable domain. In some cases, the beta chain further comprises a shortdiversity region which makes up part of the joining region.

Both the α and β chains are highly variable, although the T-cellreceptor α chain contains a constant (preserved region), i.e., the Vα24-Ja18 junction (amino acid sequence GSTLGR or a conservativelysubstituted amino acid sequence thereof).

In some cases, such TCR are reactive to specific tumor antigen, e.g.NY-ESO, Mage A3, Titin, MART-1, HPV, HBV, MAGE-A4, MAGE-A10, MAGE A3/A6,gp100, MAGE-A 1, or PRAME. In other cases, such TCR are reactive tospecific neoantigens expressed within a patient's tumor (i.e.patient-specific, somatic, non-synonymous mutations expressed bytumors). In some cases, engineered TCRs can be affinity-enhanced.

In some embodiments, a TCR is described using the InternationalImmunogenetics (IMGT) TCR nomenclature, and links to the IMGT publicdatabase of TCR sequences. For example, there can be several types ofalpha chain variable (Vα) regions and several types of beta chainvariable (Vβ) regions distinguished by their framework, CDR1, CDR2, andCDR3 sequences. As such, a Vα type can be referred to in IMGTnomenclature by a unique TRAV number. For example, “TRAV21” defines aTCR Vα region having unique framework and CDR1 and CDR2 sequences, and aCDR3 sequence, which is partly defined by an amino acid sequence whichis preserved from TCR to TCR but which also includes an amino acidsequence which varies from TCR to TCR Similarly, “TRBV5-1” defines a TCRVβ region having unique framework and CDR1 and CDR2 sequences, but withonly a partly defined CDR3 sequence.

In some cases, the beta chain diversity region is referred to in IMGTnomenclature by the abbreviation TRBD.

In some instances, the unique sequences defined by the IMGT nomenclatureare widely known and accessible to those working in the TCR field. Forexample, they can be found in the IMGT public database and in “T cellReceptor Factsbook”, (2001) LeFranc and LeFranc, Academic Press, ISBN0-12-441352-8.

In some embodiments, an αβ heterodimeric TCR is, for example,transfected as full length chains having both cytoplasmic andtransmembrane domains. In some cases, the TCRs contain an introduceddisulfide bond between residues of the respective constant domains, asdescribed, for example, in WO 2006/000830.

In some instances, TCRs described herein are in single chain format, forexample see WO 2004/033685. Single chain formats include αβ TCRpolypeptides of the Vα-L-Vβ, Vβ-L-Vα, Vα-Cα-L-Vβ, Vα-L-Vβ-Cβ,Vα-Cα-L-Vβ-Cβ types, wherein Vα and Vβ are TCR α and β variable regionsrespectively, Cα and Cβ are TCR α and β constant regions respectively,and L is a linker sequence. In certain embodiments single chain TCRs ofthe invention may have an introduced disulfide bond between residues ofthe respective constant domains, as described in WO 2004/033685.

In some embodiments, the TCR can be an αβ TCR. In some embodiments, theTCR can be a γδ TCR. It should be understood that a TCR of the presentdisclosure can bind to any of the antigen targets described herein.

In some embodiments, the TCR may be any one of the Vδ1, Vδ2, andVδ1negVδ2neg TCR subsets. In some embodiments, the engineered cell mayexpress any combination of a Vδ1, Vδ2, Vδ3, Vδ5, Vδ7, or Vδ8 TCR chainwith a Vγ2, Vγ3, Vγ7, Vγ8, Vγ9, Vγ10, or Vγ11 TCR chain. In someembodiments, the engineered cell may have essentially identical geneticmaterial. In one aspect, the engineered cell may not contain a chimericantigen receptor.

The TCR described herein may be associated with a detectable label, atherapeutic agent or a PK modifying moiety. Exemplary detectable labelsfor diagnostic purposes include, but are not limited to, fluorescentlabels, radiolabels, enzymes, nucleic acid probes and contrast reagents.

In some cases, each chain of TCR disclosed herein, for example αβ or γδ,comprises a modified spacer region connecting the constant region of aTCR chain to the transmembrane region. In some cases, a spacer region ofeach chain of TCR disclosed herein comprises 1) a stalk region and 1 ormore stalk extension region(s) adjacent to said stalk region. The stalkand stalk extension regions may, for example, be those as previouslydescribed for use in chimeric antigen receptors. In some embodiments,each chain of TCR disclosed herein incorporates a spacer that comprisesa stalk region (s) and up to 20 stalk extension regions.

In some instances, the stalk region comprises the extracellular hingeregion from TCRα or TCRβ chain or the stalk region comprises a sequencewith at least 80% homology to the extracellular hinge region from TCRαor TCRβ chain. In alternative instances, the stalk region comprises anyportion of extracellular region of TCRα or TCRβ constant region with atleast 80% homology to the extracellular region of TCRα or TCRβ constantregion respectively. For example, the stalk region can comprise asequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or greater than 95% homologyto the any portion of extracellular region of TCRα or TCRβ constantregion.

TCR chain heterodimers are formed by inter-chain disulfide bonds inextracellular hinge region of a and (3 chains. In some embodiments, thestalk region comprises a dimerization site. A dimerization site cancomprise a disulfide bond formation site. A dimerization site cancomprise cysteine residue(s). A stalk region can be capable of forming adisulfide bond. Such a disulfide bond can be formed at a disulfide bondforming site or a dimerization site. In some examples, the dimerizationoccurs between a and (3 chains of TCR.

In some embodiments, a stalk extension region is used to link the stalkregion to the transmembrane region TCR α and (3 chains. In certainembodiments, a stalk extension region is used to link the stalk regionto constant region of TCR α and β chains. In certain embodiments, thestalk region and the stalk extension region(s) can be connected via alinker.

In some instances, the stalk extension domain comprises a sequence thatis partially homologous to the stalk region. In some instances, each ofthe stalk extension region comprises a sequence that is homologous tothe stalk region, except that the stalk extension region lacks thedimerization site of the stalk region. In some cases, each of the stalkextension region comprises a sequence identical to the stalk region. Inother cases, each of the stalk extension regions comprise a sequenceidentical to the stalk region with at least one amino acid residuesubstitution relative to the stalk region. In some cases, each of thestalk extension region is not capable of forming a disulfide bond or isnot capable of dimerization with a homologous stalk extension region.

In other embodiments, one stalk extension region can be connected toanother stalk extension region via a linker. Examples of such linkerscan include glycine-serine rich linkers.

In some embodiments, the addition of stalk extension region(s) preventsmispairing of transgenic TCR α and β chains with native TCR α and βchains expressed by T cells that are genetically modified.

In some embodiments, a modified immune effector cell of the presentdisclosure can comprise a TCR of the present disclosure and a cytokineof the present disclosure. In certain embodiments, the modified immuneeffector cell can comprise a TCR and a fusion protein comprising IL-15and IL-15Rα, or a fusion protein comprising functional fragments orvariants of such domains.

X. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

In some embodiments, an engineered cell of the present disclosure caninclude an immune checkpoint inhibitor. In certain embodiments, apolynucleotide of the present disclosure can further encode an immunecheckpoint inhibitor. In certain embodiments, an engineered cell of thepresent disclosure can comprise such a polynucleotide.

In certain embodiments, the immune checkpoint inhibitor can be anantibody or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the immune checkpoint inhibitor can inhibit the activity ofan immune checkpoint protein such as PD1, PD-L1, CTLA-4, TIGIT, 4-1BB,PIK3IP1, CD27, CD28, CD40, CD70, CD122, CD137, OX40 (CD134), GITR, ICOS,A2AR, B7-H₃ (CD276), B7-H₄ (VTCN1), BTLA, IDO, KIR, LAGS, TIM-3, orVISTA.

In some embodiments, the immune checkpoint inhibitor can be ananti-CTLA-4 antibody. The anti-CTLA-4 antibody (e.g., ipilimumab) hasshown durable anti-tumor activities and prolonged survival inparticipants with advanced melanoma, resulting in its Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) approval in 2011. See Hodi et al., Improvedsurvival with ipilimumab in patients with metastatic melanoma. N Engl JMed. (2010) Aug. 19; 363(8):711-23. In some embodiments, the one or morecheckpoint inhibitors can be an anti-PD-L1 antibody. In someembodiments, the anti-PD-L1 antibody can be a full-length atezolizumab(anti-PD-L1), avelumab (anti-PD-L1), durvalumab (anti-PD-L1), or afragment or a variant thereof. In some embodiments, the one or morecheckpoint inhibitors can be any one or more of CD27 inhibitor, CD28inhibitor, CD40 inhibitor, CD122 inhibitor, CD137 inhibitor, OX40 (alsoknown as CD134) inhibitor, GITR inhibitor, ICOS inhibitor, or anycombination thereof. In some embodiments, the one or more checkpointinhibitors can be any one or more of A2AR inhibitor, B7-H₃ (also knownas CD276) inhibitor, B7-H₄ (also known as VTCN1) inhibitor, BTLAinhibitor, IDO inhibitor, KIR inhibitor, LAG3 inhibitor, TIM-3inhibitor, VISTA inhibitor, or any combination thereof.

In some embodiments, the immune checkpoint inhibitor is an anti-PD-L1antibody, an anti-CTLA-4 antibody, an anti-CD28 antibody, an anti-TIGITantibody, an anti-LAG3 antibody, an anti-TIM3 antibody, an anti-GITRantibody, an anti-4-1BB antibody, or an anti-OX-40 antibody. In someembodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an anti-TIGIT antibody.In some embodiments, the immune checkpoint inhibitor is an anti-PD-L1antibody selected from the group consisting of: BMS935559 (MDX-1105),atexolizumab (MPDL3280A), durvalumab (MEDI4736), and avelumab(MSB0010718C). In some embodiments, the immune checkpoint inhibitor isan anti-CTLA-4 antibody selected from the group consisting of:ipilimumab (YERVOY) and tremelimumab. In some embodiments, theadditional therapeutic agent is an anti-LAG-3 antibody selected from thegroup consisting of: BMS-986016 and LAG525. In some embodiments, theimmune checkpoint inhibitor is an anti-OX-40 antibody selected from thegroup consisting of: MEDI6469, MEDI0562, and MOXR0916. In someembodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an anti-4-1BB antibodyselected from the group consisting of: PF-05082566.

In some embodiments, the engineered cell can include an immunecheckpoint inhibitor comprising a PD1-binding moiety. In someembodiments, the PD1-binding moiety (referred to herein as an“anti-PD-1”) is selected from an antibody identified in Table 8 (below),or a functional fragment or variant thereof.

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XI. Gene Switch

Provided herein are gene switch polypeptides, polynucleotides encodingligand-inducible gene switch polypeptides, and methods and systemsincorporating these polypeptides and/or polynucleotides. The term “geneswitch” refers to the combination of a response element associated witha promoter, and for instance, an ecdysone receptor (EcR) based systemwhich, in the presence of one or more ligands, modulates the expressionof a gene into which the response element and promoter are incorporated.Tightly regulated inducible gene expression systems or gene switches areuseful for various applications such as gene therapy, large scaleproduction of proteins in cells, cell based high throughput screeningassays, functional genomics and regulation of traits in transgenicplants and animals. Such inducible gene expression systems can includeligand inducible heterologous gene expression systems.

In some embodiments, the polynucleotide or an additional polynucleotideencodes polypeptides for a gene switch system for ligand-induciblecontrol of heterologous gene expression, wherein the gene switchpolypeptides include: (a) a first gene switch polypeptide that comprisesa DNA binding domain fused to a first nuclear receptor ligand bindingdomain; and (b) a second gene switch polypeptide that comprises atransactivation domain fused to a second nuclear receptor ligand bindingdomain; wherein the first gene switch polypeptide and the second geneswitch polypeptide are connected by a linker.

In some embodiments, the gene switch system comprises: (a) a first geneswitch polypeptide comprising a transactivation domain; (b) a secondgene switch polypeptide comprising a DNA binding domain fused to aligand binding domain; and (c) at least one heterologous polypeptide;wherein one of said first gene switch polypeptide, said second geneswitch polypeptide and said heterologous polypeptide is connected by alinker to another one of said first gene switch polypeptide, said secondgene switch polypeptide and said heterologous polypeptide, and whereinsaid polypeptide linker comprises a cleavable linker or ribosomeskipping linker sequence.

The heterologous polypeptide may, for example, be a chimeric receptor(e.g., a CAR), a cell tag, or a cytokine as described herein.

In certain embodiments, the gene switch system is of the type describedin WO 2018/132494.

In some embodiments, the DNA binding domain comprises at least one ofGAL4 (GAL4 DBD), a LexA DBD, a transcription factor DBD, asteroid/thyroid hormone nuclear receptor superfamily member DBD, abacterial LacZ DBD, and a yeast DBD. In other embodiments, the DNAbinding domain comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 638 or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In some embodiments, thetransactivation domain comprises at least one of a VP16 transactivationdomain and a B42 acidic activator transactivation domain. In othercases, the transactivation domain comprises an amino acid sequence asshown in SEQ ID NO: 632 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Insome embodiments, at least one of the first nuclear receptor ligandbinding domain and the second nuclear receptor ligand binding domaincomprises at least one of an ecdysone receptor (EcR), a ubiquitousreceptor, an orphan receptor 1, a NER-1, a steroid hormone nuclearreceptor 1, a retinoid X receptor interacting protein-15, a liver Xreceptor (3, a steroid hormone receptor like protein, a liver Xreceptor, a liver X receptor α, a farnesoid X receptor, a receptorinteracting protein 14, and a farnesol receptor, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In some embodiments, at least one of thefirst nuclear receptor ligand binding domain, the second nuclearreceptor ligand binding domain, and the ligand binding domain is derivedfrom the Ecdysone Receptor polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 640 or642 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In some embodiments,the nuclear receptor ligand binding domain is a RxR domain of SEQ ID NO:634 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.

In some embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes at least one of GAL4(GAL4 DBD), a LexA DBD, a transcription factor DBD, a steroid/thyroidhormone nuclear receptor superfamily member DBD, a bacterial LacZ DBD,and a yeast DBD, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In otherembodiments, the DNA binding domain is encoded by a nucleotide sequenceas shown in SEQ ID NO: 639 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.In some embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes at least one of a VP16transactivation domain and a B42 acidic activator transactivationdomain. In other cases, the transactivation domain is encoded by anucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 633 or a functional fragmentor variant thereof. In some embodiments, at least one of the firstnuclear receptor ligand binding domain, the second nuclear receptorligand binding domain, and the ligand binding domain is encoded by SEQID NO: 641 or 643 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In someembodiments, at least one of the first nuclear receptor ligand bindingdomain, the second nuclear receptor ligand binding domain, and theligand binding domain is encoded by SEQ ID NO: 635 or a functionalfragment or variant thereof.

In yet another embodiment, the first gene switch polypeptide comprises aGAL4 DBD, or a functional fragment or variant thereof, fused to an EcRnuclear receptor ligand binding domain, or a functional fragment orvariant thereof, and the second gene switch polypeptide comprises a VP16transactivation domain, or a functional fragment or variant thereof,fused to a retinoid receptor X (RXR) nuclear receptor ligand bindingdomain, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In some cases, thefirst gene switch polypeptide and the second gene switch polypeptide areconnected by a linker, which is selected from the group consisting of2A, GSG-2A, GSG linker (SEQ ID NO: 531), SGSG linker (SEQ ID NO: 533),furinlink variants and derivatives thereof.

In some cases, at least one of the first nuclear receptor ligand bindingdomain and the second nuclear receptor ligand binding domain compriseany one of amino acid sequences as shown in SEQ ID NOs: 640 or 642 or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In some embodiments, the firstgene switch polypeptide comprises a GAL4 DBD, or a functional fragmentor variant thereof, fused to an EcR nuclear receptor ligand bindingdomain, or a functional fragment or variant thereof, and the second geneswitch polypeptide comprises a VP16 transactivation domain, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof, fused to a retinoid receptor X(RXR) nuclear receptor ligand binding domain, or a functional fragmentor variant thereof. In some embodiments, the Gal4 DBD, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof, fused to the EcR nuclear receptor ligandbinding domain, or a functional fragment or variant thereof, comprisesan amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NOs: 644 or 646, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof, and the VP16 transactivationdomain, or a functional fragment or variant thereof, fused to theretinoid receptor X (RXR) nuclear receptor ligand binding domain, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof, comprises an amino acid sequenceas shown in SEQ ID NO: 636, or a functional fragment or variant thereof.

In some cases, at least one of the first nuclear receptor ligand bindingdomain and the second nuclear receptor ligand binding domain are encodedby the amino acid sequences as shown in SEQ ID NOs: 641 or 643, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In some embodiments, the Gal4DBD, or a functional fragment or variant thereof, fused to the EcRnuclear receptor ligand binding domain, or a functional fragment orvariant thereof, is encoded by the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQID NOs: 645 or 647, or a functional fragment or variant thereof, and theVP16 transactivation domain, or a functional fragment or variantthereof, fused to the retinoid receptor X (RXR) nuclear receptor ligandbinding domain, or a functional fragment or variant thereof, is encodedby the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 637, or a functional fragmentor variant thereof.

In any of the foregoing gene switch embodiments, the linker can be acleavable linker, a ribosome skipping linker sequence or an IRES linker.In some cases, the linker is an IRES linker and is encoded by a nucleicacid comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 702 or 703 or a functionalfragment or variant thereof. In other cases, the linker is a cleavablelinker or ribosome skipping linker sequence. In some embodiments, thecleavable linker or the ribosome skipping linker sequence comprises oneor more of a 2A linker, p2A linker, T2A linker, F2A linker, E2A linker,GSG-2A linker, GSG linker, SGSG linker, furinlink linker variants andderivatives thereof. In other embodiments, the cleavable linker or saidribosome skipping linker sequence has a sequence as shown in any one ofSEQ ID NOs: 527, 529, 531, 533, 535, 537, 539, 541, 543, 545, 547, 549,551, 553, 555, 557 and 559 or is encoded by the sequence as shown in anyone of SEQ ID NOs: 528, 530, 532, 534, 536, 538, 540, 542, 544, 546,548, 550, 552, 554, 556, 558, and 560.

In any of the gene switch embodiments, expression of at least one of thefirst gene switch polypeptide, the second gene switch polypeptide, theantigen-binding polypeptide, and the heterologous polypeptide of any ofthe compositions as provided herein can be modulated by a promoter,where the promoter is a tissue-specific promoter or an EF1A promoter orfunctional fragment or variant thereof. In some cases, the promotercomprises the sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 58 and 59 of WO 2018/132494, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof. In other cases, the promoter isa tissue-specific promoter comprising a T-cell-specific responseelement. In another case, the tissue-specific promoter comprises one ormore NFAT response element(s). In yet another case, the NFAT responseelement has a sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 51 to 57 of WO2018/132494 or a functional fragment or variant thereof.

In an embodiment, expression of the at least one heterologouspolypeptide is modified by an inducible promoter. In some embodiments,the inducible promoter has a sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 40 to 64of WO 2018/132494 or a functional fragment or variant thereof. In otherembodiments, the inducible promoter is modulated by at least one of thefirst gene switch polypeptide and the second gene switch polypeptide.

It should be understood that any of the foregoing polynucleotides can beincluded in a vector as described herein.

Also provided herein is a method of regulating the expression of aheterologous gene in an effector cell, the method comprising: (a)introducing into the effector cell one or more polynucleotides encodingthe polypeptides of the first and second gene switch polypeptides asdescribed herein and the heterologous polypeptide; and (b) contactingthe effector cell with a ligand in an amount sufficient to induceexpression of the gene encoding the heterologous polypeptide.

In certain embodiments, the ligand in the method of regulating theexpression of the heterologous gene in the effector cell as providedherein comprises at least one of:(2S,3R,5R,9R,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2S,3R)-3,6-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,14-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-one;N′-(3,5-Dimethylbenzoyl)-N′-[(3R)-2,2-dimethyl-3-hexanyl]-2-ethyl-3-methoxybenzohydrazide;5-Methyl-2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4] dioxine-6-carboxylic acidN′-(3,5-dimethyl-benzoyl)-N′-(1-ethyl-2,2-dimethyl-propyl)-hydrazide;5-Methyl-2,3-dihydro-benzo [1,4] dioxine-6-carboxylic acidN′-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-methyl-benzoyl)-N′-(1-ethyl-2,2-dimethyl-propyl)-hydrazide;5-Methyl-2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxine-6-carboxylic acidN′-(1-tert-butyl-butyl)-N′-(3,5-dimethyl-benzoyl)-hydrazide;5-Methyl-2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxine-6-carboxylic acidN′-(1-tert-butyl-butyl)-N′-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-methyl-benzoyl)-hydrazide;5-Ethyl-2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxine-6-carboxylic acidN′-(3,5-dimethyl-benzoyl)-N′-(1-ethyl-2,2-dimethyl-propyl)-hydrazide;5-Ethyl-2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxine-6-carboxylic acidN′-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-methyl-benzoyl)-N‘-(1-ethyl-2,2-dimethyl-propyl)-hydrazide;5-Ethyl-2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxine-6-carboxylic acidN’-(1-tert-butyl-butyl)-N ‘-(3,5-dimethyl-benzoyl)-hydrazide;5-Ethyl-2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxine-6-carboxylic acidN’-(1-tert-butyl-butyl)-N ‘-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-methyl-benzoyl)-hydrazide;3,5-Dimethyl-benzoic acidN-(1-ethyl-2,2-dimethyl-propyl)-N’-(3-methoxy-2-methyl-benzoyl)-hydrazide;3,5-Dimethoxy-4-methyl-benzoic acidN-(1-ethyl-2,2-dimethyl-propyl)-N′-(3-methoxy-2-methyl-benzoyl)-hydrazide;3,5-Dimethyl-benzoic acidN-(1-tert-butyl-butyl)-N′-(3-methoxy-2-methyl-benzoyl)-hydrazide;3,5-Dimethoxy-4-methyl-benzoic acidN-(1-tert-butyl-butyl)-N′-(3-methoxy-2-methyl-benzoyl)-hydrazide;3,5-Dimethyl-benzoic acidN-(1-ethyl-2,2-dimethyl-propyl)-N′-(2-ethyl-3-methoxy-benzoyl)-hydrazide;3,5-Dimethoxy-4-methyl-benzoic acidN-(1-ethyl-2,2-dimethyl-propyl)-N′-(2-ethyl-3-methoxy-benzoyl)-hydrazide;3,5-Dimethyl-benzoic acidN-(1-tert-butyl-butyl)-N′-(2-ethyl-3-methoxy-benzoyl)-hydrazide;3,5-Dimethoxy-4-methyl-benzoic acidN-(1-tert-butyl-butyl)-N′-(2-ethyl-3-methoxy-benzoyl)-hydrazide;2-Methoxy-nicotinic acidN-(1-tert-butyl-pentyl)-N′-(4-ethyl-benzoyl)-hydrazide;3,5-Dimethyl-benzoic acidN-(2,2-dimethyl-1-phenyl-propyl)-N′-(4-ethyl-benzoyl)-hydrazide;3,5-Dimethyl-benzoic acidN-(1-tert-butyl-pentyl)-N′-(3-methoxy-2-methyl-benzoyl)-hydrazide; and3,5-Dimethoxy-4-methyl-benzoic acidN-(1-tert-butyl-pentyl)-N′-(3-methoxy-2-methyl-benzoyl)-hydrazide.

In some cases, the expression of the gene encoding the polypeptide inthe effector cell as provided herein is reduced or eliminated in theabsence of the ligand, as compared to the expression in the presence ofthe ligand. In certain cases, the expression of said heterologouspolypeptide is restored by providing additional amounts of the ligand.

In some embodiments, the one or more expression cassettes of the geneswitch system further comprise one or more of the following: (a) one ormore recombinase attachment sites; and (b) a sequence encoding a serinerecombinase. In other embodiments, the one or more expression cassettesfurther comprise one or more of the following: (a) a non-induciblepromoter; and (b) an inducible promoter.

In some embodiments, one of the first and second gene switchpolypeptides can be connected to the heterologous polypeptide by alinker.

In some embodiments, the first and second gene switch polypeptides areconnected by a polypeptide linker that is an IRES linker.

In some embodiments, the expression cassette can further comprise asecond gene encoding a second heterologous polypeptide.

In some embodiments, the gene switch system as provided is forintegrating a heterologous gene in a host cell, wherein upon contactingthe host cell with the one or more expression cassettes in the presenceof the serine recombinase and the one or more recombinase attachmentsites, the heterologous gene is integrated in the host cell. In certainembodiments, the gene switch system further comprises a ligand, whereinthe heterologous gene is expressed in the host cell upon contact of thehost cell by the ligand. In certain embodiments, the one or morerecombinase attachment sites can comprise a phage genomic recombinationattachment site (attP) or a bacterial genomic recombination attachmentsite (attB). In some cases, the serine recombinase can be SF370.

In some cases, the expression cassette has the sequence of any one ofSEQ ID NOs: 131 to 126 of WO 2018/132494 or a functional fragment orvariant thereof.

In certain embodiments, the inducible promoter of the gene switch systemcan be activated by the transactivation domain. It should be understoodthat the gene switch system can be included in a single vector or inmultiple vectors.

An early version of EcR-based gene switch used Drosophila melanogasterEcR (DmEcR) and Mus musculus RXR (MmRXR) polypeptides and showed thatthese receptors in the presence of steroid, ponasteroneA, transactivatereporter genes in mammalian cell lines and transgenic mice(Christopherson et al., 1992; No et al., 1996). Later, Suhr et al., 1998showed that non-steroidal ecdysone agonist, tebufenozide, induced highlevel of transactivation of reporter genes in mammalian cells throughBombyx mori EcR (BmEcR) in the absence of exogenous heterodimer partner.

International Patent Applications No. PCT/US97/05330 (WO 97/38117) andPCT/US99/08381 (WO99/58155) disclose methods for modulating theexpression of an exogenous gene in which a DNA construct comprising theexogenous gene and an ecdysone response element is activated by a secondDNA construct comprising an ecdysone receptor that, in the presence of aligand therefor, and optionally in the presence of a receptor capable ofacting as a silent partner, binds to the ecdysone response element toinduce gene expression. In this example, the ecdysone receptor wasisolated from Drosophila melanogaster. Typically, such systems requirethe presence of the silent partner, preferably retinoid X receptor(RXR), in order to provide optimum activation. In mammalian cells,insect ecdysone receptor (EcR) is capable of heterodimerizing withmammalian retinoid X receptor (RXR) and, thereby, be used to regulateexpression of target genes or heterologous genes in a ligand dependentmanner. International Patent Application No. PCT/US98/14215 (WO99/02683) discloses that the ecdysone receptor isolated from the silkmoth Bombyx mori is functional in mammalian systems without the need foran exogenous dimer partner.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,265,173 discloses that various members of thesteroid/thyroid superfamily of receptors can combine with Drosophilamelanogaster ultraspiracle receptor (USP) or fragments thereofcomprising at least the dimerization domain of USP for use in a geneexpression system. U.S. Pat. No. 5,880,333 discloses a Drosophilamelanogaster EcR and ultraspiracle (USP) heterodimer system used inplants in which the transactivation domain and the DNA binding domainare positioned on two different hybrid proteins. In each of these cases,the transactivation domain and the DNA binding domain (either as nativeEcR as in International Patent Application No. PCT/US98/14215 or asmodified EcR as in International Patent Application No. PCT/US97/05330)were incorporated into a single molecule and the other heterodimericpartners, either USP or RXR, were used in their native state.

International Patent Application No. PCT/US01/0905 discloses an ecdysonereceptor-based inducible gene expression system in which thetransactivation and DNA binding domains are separated from each other byplacing them on two different proteins results in greatly reducedbackground activity in the absence of a ligand and significantlyincreased activity over background in the presence of a ligand. Thistwo-hybrid system is a significantly improved inducible gene expressionmodulation system compared to the two systems disclosed in applicationsPCT/US97/05330 and PCT/US98/14215. The two-hybrid system is believed toexploit the ability of a pair of interacting proteins to bring thetranscription activation domain into a more favorable position relativeto the DNA binding domain such that when the DNA binding domain binds tothe DNA binding site on the gene, the transactivation domain moreeffectively activates the promoter (see, for example, U.S. Pat. No.5,283,173). The two-hybrid gene expression system comprises two geneexpression cassettes; the first encoding a DNA binding domain fused to anuclear receptor polypeptide, and the second encoding a transactivationdomain fused to a different nuclear receptor polypeptide. In thepresence of ligand, it is believed that a conformational change isinduced which promotes interaction of the antibody with the TGF-βcytokine trap, thereby resulting in dimerization of the DNA bindingdomain and the transactivation domain. Since the DNA binding andtransactivation domains reside on two different molecules, thebackground activity in the absence of ligand is greatly reduced.

Certain modifications of the two-hybrid system could also provideimproved sensitivity to non-steroidal ligands for example,diacylhydrazines, when compared to steroidal ligands for example,ponasterone A (“PonA”) or muristerone A (“MurA”). That is, when comparedto steroids, the non-steroidal ligands provided higher genetranscription activity at a lower ligand concentration. Furthermore, thetwo-hybrid system avoids some side effects due to overexpression of RXRthat can occur when unmodified RXR is used as a switching partner. In apreferred two-hybrid system, native DNA binding and transactivationdomains of EcR or RXR are eliminated and as a result, these hybridmolecules have less chance of interacting with other steroid hormonereceptors present in the cell, thereby resulting in reduced sideeffects.

The ecdysone receptor (EcR) is a member of the nuclear receptorsuperfamily and is classified into subfamily 1, group H (referred toherein as “Group H nuclear receptors”). The members of each group share40-60% amino acid identity in the E (ligand binding) domain (Laudet etal., A Unified Nomenclature System for the Nuclear Receptor Subfamily,1999; Cell 97: 161-163). In addition to the ecdysone receptor, othermembers of this nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group H include:ubiquitous receptor (UR), Orphan receptor 1 (OR-1), steroid hormonenuclear receptor 1 (NER-1), RXR interacting protein-15 (RIP-15), liver xreceptor β (LXRβ), steroid hormone receptor like protein (RLD-1), liverx receptor (LXR), liver x receptor α (LXRα), farnesoid x receptor (FXR),receptor interacting protein 14 (RIP-14), and farnesol receptor (HRR-1).

In some cases, an inducible promoter (“IP”) can be a small moleculeligand-inducible two polypeptide ecdysone receptor-based gene switch,such as Intrexon Corporation's RHEOSWITCH® gene switch. In some cases, agene switch can be selected from ecdysone-based receptor components asdescribed in, but without limitation to, any of the systems describedin: PCT/US2001/009050 (WO 2001/070816); U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,091,038;7,776,587; 7,807,417; 8,202,718; PCT/US2001/030608 (WO 2002/029075);U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,105,825; 8,168,426; PCT/US52002/005235 (WO2002/066613); U.S. application Ser. No. 10/468,200 (U.S. Pub. No.20120167239); PCT/US2002/005706 (WO 2002/066614); U.S. Pat. Nos.7,531,326; 8,236,556; 8,598,409; PCT/US2002/005090 (WO 2002/066612);U.S. Pat. No. 8,715,959 (U.S. Pub. No. 20060100416); PCT/US2002/005234(WO 2003/027266); U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,601,508; 7,829,676; 7,919,269;8,030,067; PCT/US2002/005708 (WO 2002/066615); U.S. application Ser. No.10/468,192 (U.S. Pub. No. 20110212528); PCT/US2002/005026 (WO2003/027289); U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,563,879; 8,021,878; 8,497,093;PCT/US2005/015089 (WO 2005/108617); U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,935,510; 8,076,454;PCT/US2008/011270 (WO 2009/045370); U.S. application Ser. No. 12/241,018(U.S. Pub. No. 20090136465); PCT/US2008/011563 (WO 2009/048560); U.S.application Ser. No. 12/247,738 (U.S. Pub. No. 20090123441);PCT/US2009/005510 (WO 2010/042189); U.S. application Ser. No. 13/123,129(U.S. Pub. No. 20110268766); PCT/US2011/029682 (WO 2011/119773); U.S.application Ser. No. 13/636,473 (U.S. Pub. No. 20130195800);PCT/US2012/027515 (WO 2012/122025); WO 2018/132494 (PCT/US2018/013196);and, U.S. Pat. No. 9,402,919.

As used herein, the term “ligand,” as applied to ligand-activatedecdysone receptor-based gene switches are small molecules of varyingsolubility (such as diacylhydrazine compounds) having the capability ofactivating a gene switch to stimulate gene expression (i.e., thereinproviding ligand inducible expression of polynucleotides (e.g., mRNAs,miRNAs, etc) and/or polypeptides). Examples of such ligands include, butare not limited to those described in: WO 2004/072254(PCT/US2004/003775); WO 2004/005478 (PCT/US2003/021149); WO 2005/017126(PCT/US2004/005149); WO 2004/078924 (PCT/US2004/005912); WO 2008/153801(PCT/US2008/006757); WO 2009/114201 (PCT/US2009/001639); WO 2013/036758(PCT/US2012/054141); WO 2014/144380 (PCT/US2014/028768); and, WO2016/044390 (PCT/US2015/050375).

Examples of ligands also include, without limitation, an ecdysteroid,such as ecdysone, 20-hydroxyecdysone, ponasterone A, muristerone A, andthe like, 9-cis-retinoic acid, synthetic analogs of retinoic acid, N,N′-diacylhydrazines such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,258,603;6,013,836; 5,117,057; 5,530,028; 5,378,726; 7,304,161; 7,851,220;8,748,125; 9,272,986; 7,456,315; 7,563,928; 8,524,948; 9,102,648;9,169,210; 9,255,273; and, 9,359,289; oxadiazolines as described in U.S.Pat. Nos. 8,669,072; and, 8,895,306; dibenzoylalkyl cyanohydrazines suchas those disclosed in European Application No. 2,461,809;N-alkyl-N,N′-diaroylhydrazines such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.5,225,443; N-acyl-N-alkylcarbonylhydrazines such as those disclosed inEuropean Application No. 234,994; N-aroyl-N-alkyl-N′-aroylhydrazinessuch as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,985,461; amidoketones such asthose described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,375,093; 8,129,355; and, 9,802,936;and other similar materials including3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-N-isobutyl-benzamide, 8-O-acetylharpagide,oxysterols, 22(R) hydroxycholesterol, 24(S) hydroxycholesterol,25-epoxycholesterol, T0901317,5-alpha-6-alpha-epoxycholesterol-3-sulfate (ECHS),7-ketocholesterol-3-sulfate, famesol, bile acids, 1,1-biphosphonateesters, juvenile hormone III, and the like. Examples of diacylhydrazineligands useful in the present invention include RG-115819(3,5-Dimethyl-benzoic acidN-(1-ethyl-2,2-dimethyl-propyl)-N′-(2-methyl-3-methoxybenzoyl)-hydrazide),RG-115932 ((R)-3,5-Dimethyl-benzoic acidN-(1-tert-butyl-butyl)N′-(2-ethyl-3-methoxy-benzoyl)-hydrazide), andRG-115830 (3,5-Dimethyl-benzoic acidN-(1-tert-butyl-butyl)-N′-(2-ethyl-3-methoxy-benzoyl)-hydrazide). See,e.g., WO 2008/153801 (PCT/US2008/006757); and, WO 2013/036758(PCT/US2012/054141).

For example, a ligand for the ecdysone receptor-based gene switch may beselected from any suitable ligands. Both naturally occurring ecdysone orecdysone analogs (e.g., 20-hydroxyecdysone, muristerone A, ponasteroneA, ponasterone B, ponasterone C, 26-iodoponasterone A, inokosterone or26-mesylinokosterone) and non-steroid inducers may be used as a ligandfor gene switch of the present invention. U.S. Pat. No. 6,379,945,describes an insect steroid receptor isolated from Heliothis virescens(“HEcR”) which is capable of acting as a gene switch responsive to bothsteroid and certain non-steroidal inducers. Non-steroidal inducers havea distinct advantage over steroids, in this and many other systems whichare responsive to both steroids and non-steroid inducers, for severalreasons including, for example: lower manufacturing cost, metabolicstability, absence from insects, plants, or mammals, and environmentalacceptability. U.S. Pat. No. 6,379,945 describes the utility of twodibenzoylhydrazines, 1,2-dibenzoyl-1-tert-butyl-hydrazine andtebufenozide(N-(4-ethylbenzoyl)-N′-(3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)-N′-tert-butyl-hydrazine) asligands for an ecdysone-based gene switch. Also included in the presentinvention as a ligand are other dibenzoylhydrazines, such as thosedisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,117,057. Use of tebufenozide as a chemicalligand for the ecdysone receptor from Drosophila melanogaster is alsodisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,147,282. Additional, non-limiting examplesof ecdysone ligands are3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-N-isobutyl-benzamide, 8-O-acetylharpagide, a1,2-diacyl hydrazine, an N′-substituted-N,N′-disubstituted hydrazine, adibenzoylalkyl cyanohydrazine, an N-substituted-N-alkyl-N,N-diaroylhydrazine, an N-substituted-N-acyl-N-alkyl, carbonyl hydrazine or anN-aroyl-N′-alkylN′-aroyl hydrazine. (See U.S. Pat. No. 6,723,531).

In one embodiment, the ligand for an ecdysone-based gene switch systemis a diacylhydrazine ligand or chiral diacylhydrazine ligand. The ligandused in the gene switch system may be compounds of Formula I

wherein A is alkoxy, arylalkyloxy or aryloxy; B is optionallysubstituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; and R1 and R2 areindependently optionally substituted alkyl, arylalkyl, hydroxyalkyl,haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substitutedalkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substitutedheterocyclo, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substitutedheteroaryl; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, crystallineforms or amorphous forms thereof.

In another embodiment, the ligand may be enantiomerically enrichedcompounds of Formula II

wherein A is alkoxy, arylalkyloxy, aryloxy, arylalkyl, optionallysubstituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; B is optionallysubstituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; and R1 and R2 areindependently optionally substituted alkyl, arylalkyl, hydroxyalkyl,haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substitutedalkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substitutedheterocyclo, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substitutedheteroaryl; with the proviso that R1 does not equal R2; wherein theabsolute configuration at the asymmetric carbon atom bearing R1 and R2is predominantly S; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates,crystalline forms or amorphous forms thereof.

In certain embodiments, the ligand may be enantiomerically enrichedcompounds of Formula III

wherein A is alkoxy, arylalkyloxy, aryloxy, arylalkyl, optionallysubstituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; B is optionallysubstituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; and R1 and R2 areindependently optionally substituted alkyl, arylalkyl, hydroxyalkyl,haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substitutedalkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substitutedheterocyclo, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substitutedheteroaryl; with the proviso that R1 does not equal R2; wherein theabsolute configuration at the asymmetric carbon atom bearing R1 and R2is predominantly R; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates,crystalline forms or amorphous forms thereof.

In one embodiment, a ligand may be (R)-3,5-dimethyl-benzoic acidN-(1-tertbutyl-butyl)-N′-(2-ethyl-3-methoxy-benzoyl)-hydrazide having anenantiomeric excess of at least 95% or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt, hydrate, crystalline form or amorphous form thereof.

The diacylhydrazine ligands of Formula I and chiral diacylhydrazineligands of Formula II or III, when used with an ecdysone-based geneswitch system, provide the means for external temporal regulation ofexpression of a therapeutic polypeptide or therapeutic polynucleotide ofthe present invention. See U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,076,517; 8,884,060; and,9,598,355.

The ligands used in the present invention may form salts. The term“salt(s)” as used herein denotes acidic and/or basic salts formed withinorganic and/or organic acids and bases. In addition, when a compoundof Formula I, II or III contains both a basic moiety and an acidicmoiety, zwitterions (“inner salts”) may be formed and are includedwithin the term “salt(s)” as used herein. Pharmaceutically acceptable(i.e., non-toxic, physiologically acceptable) salts are used, althoughother salts are also useful, e.g., in isolation or purification stepswhich may be employed during preparation. Salts of the compounds ofFormula I, II or III may be formed, for example, by reacting a compoundwith an amount of acid or base, such as an equivalent amount, in amedium such as one in which the salt precipitates or in an aqueousmedium followed by lyophilization.

The ligands which contain a basic moiety may form salts with a varietyof organic and inorganic acids. Exemplary acid addition salts includeacetates (such as those formed with acetic acid or trihaloacetic acid,for example, trifluoroacetic acid), adipates, alginates, ascorbates,aspartates, benzoates, benzenesulfonates, bisulfates, borates,butyrates, citrates, camphorates, camphorsulfonates,cyclopentanepropionates, digluconates, dodecylsulfates,ethanesulfonates, fumarates, glucoheptanoates, glycerophosphates,hemisulfates, heptanoates, hexanoates, hydrochlorides (formed withhydrochloric acid), hydrobromides (formed with hydrogen bromide),hydroiodides, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonates, lactates, maleates (formed withmaleic acid), methanesulfonates (formed with methanesulfonic acid),2-naphthalenesulfonates, nicotinates, nitrates, oxalates, pectinates,persulfates, 3-phenylpropionates, phosphates, picrates, pivalates,propionates, salicylates, succinates, sulfates (such as those formedwith sulfuric acid), sulfonates (such as those mentioned herein),tartrates, thiocyanates, toluenesulfonates such as tosylates,undecanoates, and the like.

The ligands which contain an acidic moiety may form salts with a varietyof organic and inorganic bases. Exemplary basic salts include ammoniumsalts, alkali metal salts such as sodium, lithium, and potassium salts,alkaline earth metal salts such as calcium and magnesium salts, saltswith organic bases (for example, organic amines) such as benzathines,dicyclohexylamines, hydrabamines (formed withN,N-bis(dehydroabietyl)ethylenediamine), N-methyl-D-glucamines,N-methyl-D-glucamides, t-butyl amines, and salts with amino acids suchas arginine, lysine and the like.

Non-limiting examples of the ligands for the inducible gene expressionsystem also includes those utilizing the FK506 binding domain are FK506,Cyclosporin A, or Rapamycin. FK506, rapamycin, and their analogs aredisclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,649,595; 6,187,757; 7,276,498; and,7,273,874.

In some embodiments, a diacylhydrazine ligand for inducible geneexpression is administered at unit daily dose of about 5, 10, 15, 20,25, 30, 35, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 or 120 mg. In some embodiments,the diacylhydrazine ligand is administered at a unit daily dose of about5 mg. In some embodiments, the diacylhydrazine ligand is administered ata unit daily dose of about 10 mg. In some embodiments, thediacylhydrazine ligand is administered at a unit daily dose of about 15mg. In some embodiments, the diacylhydrazine ligand is administereddaily at a unit daily dose of about 20 mg.

In some embodiments, the cytokine, cell tag and/or CAR can be under thecontrol of an inducible promoter for gene transcription. In one aspect,the inducible promoter can be a gene switch ligand inducible promoter.In some cases, an inducible promoter can be a small moleculeligand-inducible two polypeptide ecdysone receptor-based gene switch,such as RHEOSWITCH® gene switch. In some cases, the gene switch systemused may be the one described in WO 2018/132494.

In some embodiments, the cytokines described above can be under thecontrol of an inducible promoter for gene transcription. In one aspect,the inducible promoter can be a gene switch ligand inducible promoter.In some cases, an inducible promoter can be a small moleculeligand-inducible two polypeptide ecdysone receptor-based gene switch,such as RHEOSWITCH® gene switch. In some cases, the gene switch systemused may be the one described in WO 2018/132494.

In some embodiments, the modified immune effector cells as describedherein can be under the control of an inducible promoter for genetranscription. In one aspect, the inducible promoter can be a geneswitch ligand inducible promoter. In some cases, an inducible promotercan be a small molecule ligand-inducible two polypeptide ecdysonereceptor-based gene switch, such as RHEOSWITCH® gene switch as describedin WO2018/132494.

XII. Modified Immune Effector Cells

Provided herein are modified immune effector cells expressing one ormore miRNAs, CARs, cytokines, and/or cell tags as described herein. Insome embodiments, modified immune effector cells are modified T cellsand/or natural killer (NK) cells. T cells or T lymphocytes are a subtypeof white blood cells that are involved in cell-mediated immunity.Exemplary T cells include T helper cells, cytotoxic T cells, TH17 cells,stem memory T cells (TSCM), naïve T cells, memory T cells, effector Tcells, regulatory T cells, or natural killer T cells. In certainaspects, the embodiments described herein include making and/orexpanding the modified immune effector cells (e.g., T-cells, Tregs,NK-cell or NK T-cells). Such may be accomplished by transfecting thecells with an expression vector containing a DNA (or RNA) constructencoding the one or more miRNAs, CARs, cytokines, and/or cell tags asdescribed herein. It should be understood that the cells of the presentdisclosure can be human or animal cells.

T helper cells (TH cells) assist other white blood cells in immunologicprocesses, including maturation of B cells into plasma cells and memoryB cells, and activation of cytotoxic T cells and macrophages. In someinstances, TH cells are known as CD4+ T cells due to expression of theCD4 glycoprotein on the cell surfaces. T helper cells become activatedwhen they are presented with peptide antigens by MHC class II molecules,which are expressed on the surface of antigen-presenting cells (APCs).Once activated, they divide rapidly and secrete small proteins calledcytokines that regulate or assist in the active immune response. Thesecells can differentiate into one of several subtypes, including TH1,TH2, TH3, TH17, Th9, or TFH, which secrete different cytokines tofacilitate different types of immune responses. Signaling from the APCdirects T cells into particular subtypes.

Cytotoxic T cells (TC cells or CTLs) destroy virus-infected cells andtumor cells, and are also implicated in transplant rejection. Thesecells are also known as CD8+ T cells since they express the CD8glycoprotein on their surfaces. These cells recognize their targets bybinding to antigen associated with MHC class I molecules, which arepresent on the surface of all nucleated cells. Through IL-10, adenosine,and other molecules secreted by regulatory T cells, the CD8+ cells canbe inactivated to an anergic state, which prevents autoimmune diseases.

Memory T cells are a subset of antigen-specific T cells that persistlong-term after an infection has resolved. They quickly expand to largenumbers of effector T cells upon re-exposure to their cognate antigen,thus providing the immune system with “memory” against past infections.Memory T cells comprise subtypes: stem memory T cells (TSCM), centralmemory T cells (TCM cells) and two types of effector memory T cells (TEMcells and TEMRA cells). Memory cells can be either CD4+ or CD8+. MemoryT cells can express the cell surface proteins CD45RO, CD45RA and/orCCR7.

Regulatory T cells (Treg cells), formerly known as suppressor T cells,play a role in the maintenance of immunological tolerance. Their majorrole is to shut down T cell-mediated immunity toward the end of animmune reaction and to suppress autoreactive T cells that escaped theprocess of negative selection in the thymus.

Natural killer T cells (NKT cells) bridge the adaptive immune systemwith the innate immune system. Unlike conventional T cells thatrecognize peptide antigens presented by major histocompatibility complex(MHC) molecules, NKT cells recognize glycolipid antigen presented by amolecule called CD1d. Once activated, these cells can perform functionsascribed to both Th and Tc cells (i.e., cytokine production and releaseof cytolytic/cell killing molecules). They are also able to recognizeand eliminate some tumor cells and cells infected with herpes viruses.

Natural killer (NK) cells are a type of cytotoxic lymphocyte of theinnate immune system. In some instances, NK cells provide a first linedefense against viral infections and/or tumor formation. NK cells candetect MHC presented on infected or cancerous cells, triggering cytokinerelease, and subsequently induce lysis and apoptosis. NK cells canfurther detect stressed cells in the absence of antibodies and/or MHC,thereby allowing a rapid immune response.

A. Immune Effector Cell Sources

In certain aspects, the embodiments described herein include methods ofmaking and/or expanding the modified (antigen-specific redirected)immune effector cells (e.g., T-cells, Tregs, NK-cell or NK T-cells) thatcomprise transfecting the cells with an expression vector containing aDNA (or RNA) construct encoding the CAR, then, optionally, stimulatingthe cells with feeder cells, recombinant antigen, or an antibody to thereceptor to cause the cells to proliferate. In certain aspects, the cell(or cell population) engineered to express a CAR is a stem cell, CD34+cord blood cells, iPS cell, T cell differentiated from iPS cell, immuneeffector cell or a precursor of these cells.

Sources of immune effector cells can include both allogeneic andautologous sources. In some cases immune effector cells can bedifferentiated from stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells(iPSCs). Thus, cells for engineering according to the embodiments can beisolated from umbilical cord blood, peripheral blood, human embryonicstem cells, or iPSCs. For example, allogeneic T cells can be modified toinclude a chimeric antigen receptor (and optionally, to lack functionalTCR). In some aspects, the immune effector cells are primary human Tcells such as T cells derived from human peripheral blood mononuclearcells (PBMC). PBMCs can be collected from the peripheral blood or afterstimulation with G-CSF (Granulocyte colony stimulating factor) from thebone marrow, or umbilical cord blood. In one aspect, the immune effectorcells are Pan T cells. Following transfection or transduction (e.g.,with a CAR expression construct), the cells can be immediately infusedor can be cryo-preserved. In certain aspects, following transfection ortransduction, the cells can be preserved in a cytokine bath that caninclude IL-2 and/or IL-21 until ready for infusion. In certain aspects,following transfection, the cells can be propagated for days, weeks, ormonths ex vivo as a bulk population within about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 days ormore following gene transfer into cells. In a further aspect, followingtransfection, the transfectants are cloned and a clone demonstratingpresence of a single integrated or episomally maintained expressioncassette or plasmid, and expression of the chimeric antigen receptor isexpanded ex vivo. The clone selected for expansion demonstrates thecapacity to specifically recognize and lyse antigen-expressing targetcells. The recombinant T cells can be expanded by stimulation with IL-2,or other cytokines that bind the common gamma-chain (e.g., IL-7, IL-12,IL-15, IL-21, and others). The recombinant T cells can be expanded bystimulation with artificial antigen presenting cells. The recombinant Tcells can be expanded on artificial antigen presenting cell or with anantibody, such as OKT3, which cross links CD3 on the T cell surface.Subsets of the recombinant T cells can be further selected with the useof magnetic bead based isolation methods and/or fluorescence activatedcell sorting technology and further cultured with the AaPCs. In afurther aspect, the genetically modified cells can be cryopreserved. Insome embodiments, the genetically modified cells are not cryopreserved.

T cells can also be obtained from a number of sources, including bonemarrow, lymph node tissue, cord blood, thymus tissue, tissue from a siteof infection, ascites, pleural effusion, spleen tissue, and tumors. Incertain embodiments of the present invention, any number of T cell linesavailable in the art, can be used. In certain embodiments of the presentinvention, T cells can be obtained from a unit of blood collected from asubject using any number of techniques known to the skilled artisan,such as Ficoll® separation. In some embodiments, cells from thecirculating blood of an individual are obtained by apheresis. Theapheresis product typically contains lymphocytes, including T cells,monocytes, granulocytes, B cells, other nucleated white blood cells, redblood cells, and platelets. In one embodiment, the cells collected byapheresis can be washed to remove the plasma fraction and to place thecells in an appropriate buffer or media for subsequent processing steps.In one embodiment of the invention, the cells are washed with phosphatebuffered saline (PBS). In an alternative embodiment, the wash solutionlacks calcium and can lack magnesium or can lack many if not alldivalent cations. Initial activation steps in the absence of calciumlead to magnified activation. As those of ordinary skill in the artwould readily appreciate a washing step can be accomplished by methodsknown to those in the art, such as by using a semi-automated“flow-through” centrifuge (for example, the Cobe 2991 cell processor,the Baxter CytoMate, or the Haemonetics Cell Saver 5) according to themanufacturer+s instructions. After washing, the cells can be resuspendedin a variety of biocompatible buffers, such as, for example, Ca²⁺-free,Mg²⁺-free PBS, PlasmaLyte A, or other saline solution with or withoutbuffer. Alternatively, the undesirable components of the apheresissample can be removed and the cells directly resuspended in culturemedia.

In another embodiment, T cells are isolated from peripheral bloodlymphocytes by lysing the red blood cells and depleting the monocytes,for example, by centrifugation through a PERCOLL® gradient or bycounterflow centrifugal elutriation. A specific subpopulation of Tcells, such as CD³⁺, CD²⁸⁺, CD⁴⁺, CD⁸⁺, CD45RA⁺, and CD45RO⁺ T cells,can be further isolated by positive or negative selection techniques. Inanother embodiment, CD14+ cells are depleted from the T-cell population.For example, in one embodiment, T cells are isolated by incubation withanti-CD3/anti-CD28 (i.e., 3×28)-conjugated beads, such as DYNABEADS®M-450 CD3/CD28 T, for a time period sufficient for positive selection ofthe desired T cells. In one embodiment, the time period is about 30minutes. In a further embodiment, the time period ranges from 30 minutesto 36 hours or longer and all integer values there between. In a furtherembodiment, the time period is at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 hours. Inyet another embodiment, the time period is 10 to 24 hours. In oneembodiment, the incubation time period is 24 hours. For isolation of Tcells from patients with leukemia, use of longer incubation times, suchas 24 hours, can increase cell yield. Longer incubation times can beused to isolate T cells in any situation where there are few T cells ascompared to other cell types, such in isolating tumor infiltratinglymphocytes (TIL) from tumor tissue or from immune-compromisedindividuals. Further, use of longer incubation times can increase theefficiency of capture of CD8+ T cells. Thus, by simply shortening orlengthening the time T cells are allowed to bind to the CD3/CD28 beadsand/or by increasing or decreasing the ratio of beads to T cells (asdescribed further herein), subpopulations of T cells can bepreferentially selected for or against at culture initiation or at othertime points during the process. Additionally, by increasing ordecreasing the ratio of anti-CD3 and/or anti-CD28 antibodies on thebeads or other surface, subpopulations of T cells can be preferentiallyselected for or against at culture initiation or at other desired timepoints. The skilled artisan would recognize that multiple rounds ofselection can also be used in the context of this invention. In certainembodiments, it can be desirable to perform the selection procedure anduse the “unselected” cells in the activation and expansion process.“Unselected” cells can also be subjected to further rounds of selection.

Enrichment of a T cell population by negative selection can beaccomplished with a combination of antibodies directed to surfacemarkers unique to the negatively selected cells. One method is cellsorting and/or selection via negative magnetic immunoadherence or flowcytometry that uses a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies directed to cellsurface markers present on the cells negatively selected. For example,to enrich for CD4+ cells by negative selection, a monoclonal antibodycocktail typically includes antibodies to CD14, CD20, CD11b, CD16,HLA-DR, and CD8. In certain embodiments, it can be desirable to enrichfor or positively select for regulatory T cells which typically expressCD4⁺, CD25⁺, CD62L^(hi), GITR⁺, and FoxP3⁺. Alternatively, in certainembodiments, T regulatory cells are depleted by anti-CD25 conjugatedbeads or other similar method of selection.

For isolation of a desired population of cells by positive or negativeselection, the concentration of cells and surface (e.g., particles suchas beads) can be varied. In certain embodiments, it can be desirable tosignificantly decrease the volume in which beads and cells are mixedtogether (i.e., increase the concentration of cells), to ensure maximumcontact of cells and beads. For example, in one embodiment, aconcentration of 2 billion cells/ml is used. In one embodiment, aconcentration of 1 billion cells/ml is used. In a further embodiment,greater than 100 million cells/ml is used. In a further embodiment, aconcentration of cells of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 millioncells/ml is used. In yet another embodiment, a concentration of cellsfrom 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100 million cells/ml is used. In furtherembodiments, concentrations of 125 or 150 million cells/ml can be used.Using high concentrations can result in increased cell yield, cellactivation, and cell expansion. Further, use of high cell concentrationsallows more efficient capture of cells that can weakly express targetantigens of interest, such as CD28-negative T cells, or from sampleswhere there are many tumor cells present (i.e., leukemic blood, tumortissue, etc.). Such populations of cells can have therapeutic value andwould be desirable to obtain. For example, using high concentration ofcells allows more efficient selection of CD8+ T cells that normally haveweaker CD28 expression.

In a related embodiment, it can be desirable to use lower concentrationsof cells. By significantly diluting the mixture of T cells and surface(e.g., particles such as beads), interactions between the particles andcells is minimized. This selects for cells that express high amounts ofdesired antigens to be bound to the particles. For example, CD4+ T cellsexpress higher levels of CD28 and are more efficiently captured thanCD8+ T cells in dilute concentrations. In one embodiment, theconcentration of cells used is 5×10⁶/ml. In other embodiments, theconcentration used can be from about 1×10⁵/ml to 1×10⁶/ml, and anyinteger value in between.

In other embodiments, the cells can be incubated on a rotator forvarying lengths of time at varying speeds at either 2-10° C. or at roomtemperature.

T cells for stimulation can also be frozen after a washing step. Afterthe washing step that removes plasma and platelets, the cells can besuspended in a freezing solution. While many freezing solutions andparameters are known in the art and will be useful in this context, onemethod involves using PBS containing 20% DMSO and 8% human serumalbumin, or culture media containing 10% Dextran 40 and 5% Dextrose, 20%Human Serum Albumin and 7.5% DMSO, or 31.25% Plasmalyte-A, 31.25%Dextrose 5%, 0.45% NaCl, 10% Dextran 40 and 5% Dextrose, 20% Human SerumAlbumin, and 7.5% DMSO or other suitable cell freezing media containingfor example, Hespan and PlasmaLyte A, the cells then are frozen to −80°C. at a rate of 1° C. per minute and stored in the vapor phase of aliquid nitrogen storage tank. Other methods of controlled freezing canbe used as well as uncontrolled freezing immediately at −20° C. or inliquid nitrogen. In certain embodiments, cryopreserved cells are thawedand washed as described herein and allowed to rest for one hour at roomtemperature prior to activation using the methods of the presentinvention.

Also provided in certain embodiments is the collection of blood samplesor apheresis product from a subject at a time period prior to when theexpanded cells as described herein might be needed. As such, the sourceof the cells to be expanded can be collected at any time pointnecessary, and desired cells, such as T cells, isolated and frozen forlater use in T cell therapy for any number of diseases or conditionsthat would benefit from T cell therapy, such as those described herein.In one embodiment a blood sample or an apheresis is taken from agenerally healthy subject. In certain embodiments, a blood sample or anapheresis is taken from a generally healthy subject who is at risk ofdeveloping a disease, but who has not yet developed a disease, and thecells of interest are isolated and frozen for later use. In certainembodiments, the T cells can be expanded, frozen, and used at a latertime. In certain embodiments, samples are collected from a patientshortly after diagnosis of a particular disease as described herein butprior to any treatments. In a further embodiment, the cells are isolatedfrom a blood sample or an apheresis from a subject prior to any numberof relevant treatment modalities, including but not limited to treatmentwith agents such as natalizumab, efalizumab, antiviral agents,chemotherapy, radiation, immunosuppressive agents, such as cyclosporin,azathioprine, methotrexate, mycophenolate, and FK506, antibodies, orother immunoablative agents such as CAMPATH, anti-CD3 antibodies,cytoxan, fludarabine, cyclosporin, FK506, rapamycin, mycophenolic acid,steroids, FR901228, and irradiation. These drugs inhibit either thecalcium dependent phosphatase calcineurin (cyclosporine and FK506) orinhibit the p70S6 kinase that is important for growth factor inducedsignaling (rapamycin) (Liu et al., Cell 66:807-815, (1991); Henderson etal., Immun 73:316-321, (1991); Bierer et al., Curr. Opin. Immun5:763-773, (1993)). In a further embodiment, the cells are isolated fora patient and frozen for later use in conjunction with (e.g., before,simultaneously or following) bone marrow or stem cell transplantation, Tcell ablative therapy using either chemotherapy agents such as,fludarabine, external-beam radiation therapy (XRT), cyclophosphamide, orantibodies such as OKT3 or CAMPATH. In another embodiment, the cells areisolated prior to and can be frozen for later use for treatmentfollowing B-cell ablative therapy such as agents that react with CD20,e.g., Rituxan.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, T cells are obtainedfrom a patient directly following treatment. In this regard, it has beenobserved that following certain cancer treatments, in particulartreatments with drugs that damage the immune system, shortly aftertreatment during the period when patients would normally be recoveringfrom the treatment, the quality of T cells obtained can be optimal orimproved for their ability to expand ex vivo. Likewise, following exvivo manipulation using the methods described herein, these cells can bein a preferred state for enhanced engraftment and in vivo expansion.Thus, it is contemplated within the context of the present invention tocollect blood cells, including T cells, dendritic cells, or other cellsof the hematopoietic lineage, during this recovery phase. Further, incertain embodiments, mobilization (for example, mobilization withGM-CSF) and conditioning regimens can be used to create a condition in asubject wherein repopulation, recirculation, regeneration, and/orexpansion of particular cell types is favored, especially during adefined window of time following therapy. Illustrative cell typesinclude T cells, B cells, dendritic cells, and other cells of the immunesystem.

B. Activation and Expansion of Immune Effector Cells

Whether prior to or after engineering of the immune effector cells toexpress a CAR described herein, the cells can be activated and expandedgenerally using methods as described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos.6,352,694; 6,534,055; 6,905,680; 6,692,964; 5,858,358; 6,887,466;6,905,681; 7,144,575; 7,067,318; 7,172,869; 7,232,566; 7,175,843;5,883,223; 6,905,874; 6,797,514; 6,867,041; and U.S. Patent ApplicationPublication No. 20060121005.

Generally, the immune effector cells described herein are expanded bycontact with a surface having attached thereto an agent that stimulatesa CD3/TCR complex associated signal and a ligand that stimulates aco-stimulatory molecule on the surface of the cells. In particular, cellpopulations can be stimulated as described herein, such as by contactwith an anti-CD3 antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, or ananti-CD2 antibody immobilized on a surface, or by contact with a proteinkinase C activator (e.g., bryostatin) in conjunction with a calciumionophore. For co-stimulation of an accessory molecule on the surface ofthe cells, a ligand that binds the accessory molecule is used. Forexample, a population of T cells can be contacted with an anti-CD3antibody and an anti-CD28 antibody, under conditions appropriate forstimulating proliferation of the T cells. To stimulate proliferation ofeither CD4+ T cells or CD8+ T cells, an anti-CD3 antibody and ananti-CD28 antibody. Examples of an anti-CD28 antibody include 9.3, B-T3,XR-CD28 (Diaclone, Besancon, France) can be used as can other methodscommonly known in the art (Berg et al., Transplant Proc.30(8):3975-3977, (1998); Haanen et al., J. Exp. Med. 190(9):13191328,(1999); Garland et al., J. Immunol Meth. 227(1-2):53-63, (1999)).

In certain embodiments, the primary stimulatory signal and theco-stimulatory signal for the immune effector cell can be provided bydifferent protocols. For example, the agents providing each signal canbe in solution or coupled to a surface. When coupled to a surface, theagents can be coupled to the same surface (i.e., in “cis” formation) orto separate surfaces (i.e., in “trans” formation). Alternatively, oneagent can be coupled to a surface and the other agent in solution. Inone embodiment, the agent providing the co-stimulatory signal is boundto a cell surface and the agent providing the primary activation signalis in solution or coupled to a surface. In certain embodiments, bothagents can be in solution. In another embodiment, the agents can be insoluble form, and then cross-linked to a surface, such as a cellexpressing Fc receptors or an antibody or other binding agent which willbind to the agents. In this regard, see for example, U.S. PatentApplication Publication Nos. 20040101519 and 20060034810 for artificialantigen presenting cells (aAPCs) that are contemplated for use inactivating and expanding T cells in the present invention.

In one embodiment, the two agents are immobilized on beads, either onthe same bead, i.e., “cis,” or to separate beads, i.e., “trans.” By wayof example, the agent providing the primary activation signal is ananti-CD3 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof and the agentproviding the co-stimulatory signal is an anti-CD28 antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof; and both agents are co-immobilized tothe same bead in equivalent molecular amounts. In one embodiment, a 1:1ratio of each antibody bound to the beads for CD4⁺ T cell expansion andT cell growth is used. In certain aspects of the present invention, aratio of anti CD3:CD28 antibodies bound to the beads is used such thatan increase in T cell expansion is observed as compared to the expansionobserved using a ratio of 1:1. In one particular embodiment an increaseof from about 1 to about 3 fold is observed as compared to the expansionobserved using a ratio of 1:1. In one embodiment, the ratio of CD3:CD28antibody bound to the beads ranges from 100:1 to 1:100 and all integervalues there between. In one aspect of the present invention, moreanti-CD28 antibody is bound to the particles than anti-CD3 antibody,i.e., the ratio of CD3:CD28 is less than one. In certain embodiments ofthe invention, the ratio of anti CD28 antibody to anti CD3 antibodybound to the beads is greater than 2:1. In one particular embodiment, a1:100 CD3:CD28 ratio of antibody bound to beads is used. In anotherembodiment, a 1:75 CD3:CD28 ratio of antibody bound to beads is used. Ina further embodiment, a 1:50 CD3:CD28 ratio of antibody bound to beadsis used. In another embodiment, a 1:30 CD3:CD28 ratio of antibody boundto beads is used. In some embodiments, a 1:10 CD3:CD28 ratio of antibodybound to beads is used. In another embodiment, a 1:3 CD3:CD28 ratio ofantibody bound to the beads is used. In yet another embodiment, a 3:1CD3:CD28 ratio of antibody bound to the beads is used.

Ratios of particles to cells from 1:500 to 500:1 and any integer valuesin between can be used to stimulate T cells or other target cells. Asthose of ordinary skill in the art can readily appreciate, the ratio ofparticles to cells can depend on particle size relative to the targetcell. For example, small sized beads could only bind a few cells, whilelarger beads could bind many. In certain embodiments the ratio of cellsto particles ranges from 1:100 to 100:1 and any integer valuesin-between and in further embodiments the ratio comprises 1:9 to 9:1 andany integer values in between, can also be used to stimulate T cells.The ratio of anti-CD3- and anti-CD28-coupled particles to T cells thatresult in T cell stimulation can vary as noted above, however certainvalues include 1:100, 1:50, 1:40, 1:30, 1:20, 1:10, 1:9, 1:8, 1:7, 1:6,1:5, 1:4, 1:3, 1:2, 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, 6:1, 7:1, 8:1, 9:1, 10:1,and 15:1 with one ratio being at least 1:1 particles per T cell. In oneembodiment, a ratio of particles to cells of 1:1 or less is used. In oneparticular embodiment, the particle:cell ratio is 1:5. In furtherembodiments, the ratio of particles to cells can be varied depending onthe day of stimulation. For example, in one embodiment, the ratio ofparticles to cells is from 1:1 to 10:1 on the first day and additionalparticles are added to the cells every day or every other day thereafterfor up to 10 days, at final ratios of from 1:1 to 1:10 (based on cellcounts on the day of addition). In one particular embodiment, the ratioof particles to cells is 1:1 on the first day of stimulation andadjusted to 1:5 on the third and fifth days of stimulation. In anotherembodiment, particles are added on a daily or every other day basis to afinal ratio of 1:1 on the first day, and 1:5 on the third and fifth daysof stimulation. In another embodiment, the ratio of particles to cellsis 2:1 on the first day of stimulation and adjusted to 1:10 on the thirdand fifth days of stimulation. In another embodiment, particles areadded on a daily or every other day basis to a final ratio of 1:1 on thefirst day, and 1:10 on the third and fifth days of stimulation. One ofskill in the art will appreciate that a variety of other ratios can besuitable for use in the present invention. In particular, ratios willvary depending on particle size and on cell size and type.

In further embodiments described herein, the immune effector cells, suchas T cells, are combined with agent-coated beads, the beads and thecells are subsequently separated, and then the cells are cultured. In analternative embodiment, prior to culture, the agent-coated beads andcells are not separated but are cultured together. In a furtherembodiment, the beads and cells are first concentrated by application ofa force, such as a magnetic force, resulting in increased ligation ofcell surface markers, thereby inducing cell stimulation.

By way of example, cell surface proteins can be ligated by allowingparamagnetic beads to which anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 are attached (3×28beads) to contact the T cells. In one embodiment the cells (for example,10⁴ to 10⁹ T cells) and beads (for example, DYNABEADS® M-450 CD3/CD28 Tparamagnetic beads at a ratio of 1:1, or MACS® MicroBeads from MiltenyiBiotec) are combined in a buffer, for example, PBS (without divalentcations such as, calcium and magnesium). Again, those of ordinary skillin the art can readily appreciate any cell concentration can be used.For example, the target cell can be very rare in the sample and compriseonly 0.01% of the sample or the entire sample (i.e., 100%) can comprisethe target cell of interest. Accordingly, any cell number is within thecontext of the present invention. In certain embodiments, it can bedesirable to significantly decrease the volume in which particles andcells are mixed together (i.e., increase the concentration of cells), toensure maximum contact of cells and particles. For example, in oneembodiment, a concentration of about 2 billion cells/ml is used. Inanother embodiment, greater than 100 million cells/ml is used. In afurther embodiment, a concentration of cells of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35,40, 45, or 50 million cells/ml is used. In yet another embodiment, aconcentration of cells from 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100 million cells/mlis used. In further embodiments, concentrations of 125 or 150 millioncells/ml can be used. Using high concentrations can result in increasedcell yield, cell activation, and cell expansion. Further, use of highcell concentrations allows more efficient capture of cells that canweakly express target antigens of interest, such as CD28-negative Tcells. Such populations of cells can have therapeutic value and would bedesirable to obtain in certain embodiments. For example, using highconcentration of cells allows more efficient selection of CD8+ T cellsthat normally have weaker CD28 expression.

In one embodiment described herein, the mixture can be cultured forseveral hours (about 3 hours) to about 14 days or any hourly integervalue in between. In another embodiment, the mixture can be cultured for21 days. In one embodiment of the invention the beads and the T cellsare cultured together for about eight days. In another embodiment, thebeads and T cells are cultured together for 2-3 days. Several cycles ofstimulation may also be desired such that culture time of T cells can be60 days or more. Conditions appropriate for T cell culture include anappropriate media (e.g., Minimal Essential Media or RPMI Media 1640 or,X-vivo 15, (Lonza)) that can contain factors necessary for proliferationand viability, including serum (e.g., fetal bovine or human serum),interleukin-2 (IL-2), insulin, IFN-.gamma., IL-4, IL-7, GM-CSF, IL-10,IL-12, IL-15, TGFbeta, and TNF-alpha or any other additives for thegrowth of cells known to the skilled artisan. Other additives for thegrowth of cells include, but are not limited to, surfactant, plasmanate,and reducing agents such as N-acetyl-cysteine and 2-mercaptoethanol.Media can include RPMI 1640, AIM-V, DMEM, MEM, alpha-MEM, F-12, X-Vivo15, and X-Vivo 20, Optimizer, with added amino acids, sodium pyruvate,and vitamins, either serum-free or supplemented with an appropriateamount of serum (or plasma) or a defined set of hormones, and/or anamount of cytokine(s) sufficient for the growth and expansion of Tcells. Antibiotics, e.g., penicillin and streptomycin, are included onlyin experimental cultures, not in cultures of cells that are to beinfused into a subject. The target cells are maintained under conditionsnecessary to support growth, for example, an appropriate temperature(e.g., 37° C.) and atmosphere (e.g., air plus 5% CO₂).

Ex vivo procedures are well known and are discussed more fully below.Briefly, cells are isolated from a mammal (for example, a human) andgenetically modified (i.e., transduced or transfected in vitro) with avector expressing a CAR disclosed herein. The CAR-modified cell can beadministered to a mammalian recipient to provide a therapeutic benefit.The mammalian recipient can be a human and the CAR-modified cell can beautologous with respect to the recipient. Alternatively, the cells canbe allogeneic, syngeneic or xenogeneic with respect to the recipient.

The procedure for ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic stem and progenitorcells is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,199,942, can be applied to thecells of the present invention. Other suitable methods are known in theart, therefore the present invention is not limited to any particularmethod of ex vivo expansion of the cells. Briefly, ex vivo culture andexpansion of effector cells comprises: (1) collecting CD34+hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells from a mammal from peripheralblood harvest or bone marrow explants; and (2) expanding such cells exvivo. In addition to the cellular growth factors described in U.S. Pat.No. 5,199,942, other factors such as flt3-L, IL-1, IL-3 and c-kitligand, can be used for culturing and expansion of the cells.

Effector cells that have been exposed to varied stimulation times canexhibit different characteristics. For example, typical blood orapheresed peripheral blood mononuclear cell products have a helper Tcell population (T_(H), CD4±) that is greater than the cytotoxic orsuppressor T cell population (Tc, CD8±). Ex vivo expansion of T cells bystimulating CD3 and CD28 receptors produces a population of T cells thatprior to about days 8-9 consists predominately of T_(H) cells, whileafter about days 8-9, the population of T cells comprises anincreasingly greater population of Tc cells. Accordingly, depending onthe purpose of treatment, infusing a subject with a T cell populationcomprising predominately of T_(H) cells can be advantageous. Similarly,if an antigen-specific subset of Tc cells has been isolated it can bebeneficial to expand this subset to a greater degree.

Further, in addition to CD4 and CD8 markers, other phenotypic markersvary significantly, but in large part, reproducibly during the course ofthe cell expansion process. Thus, such reproducibility enables theability to tailor an activated T cell product for specific purposes.

In some cases, immune effector cells of the embodiments (e.g., T-cells)are co-cultured with activating and propagating cells (AaPCs), to aid incell expansion. AaPCs can also be referred to as artificial AntigenPresenting cells (aAPCs). For example, antigen presenting cells (APCs)are useful in preparing therapeutic compositions and cell therapyproducts of the embodiments. In one aspect, the AaPCs can be geneticallymodified K562 cells. For general guidance regarding the preparation anduse of antigen-presenting systems, see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,225,042,6,355,479, 6,362,001 and 6,790,662; U.S. Patent Application PublicationNos. 2009/0017000 and 2009/0004142; and International Publication No.WO2007/103009. In yet a further aspect of the embodiments, culturing thegenetically modified CAR cells comprises culturing the geneticallymodified CAR cells in the presence of dendritic cells or activating andpropagating cells (AaPCs) that stimulate expansion of the CAR-expressingimmune effector cells. In still further aspects, the AaPCs comprise aCAR-binding antibody or fragment thereof expressed on the surface of theAaPCs. The AaPCs can comprise additional molecules that activate orco-stimulate T-cells in some cases. The additional molecules can, insome cases, comprise membrane-bound Cy cytokines. In yet still furtheraspects, the AaPCs are inactivated or irradiated, or have been testedfor and confirmed to be free of infectious material. In still furtheraspects, culturing the genetically modified CAR cells in the presence ofAaPCs comprises culturing the genetically modified CAR cells in a mediumcomprising soluble cytokines, such as IL-15, IL-21 and/or IL-2. Thecells can be cultured at a ratio of about 10:1 to about 1:10; about 3:1to about 1:5; about 1:1 to about 1:3 (immune effector cells to AaPCs);or any range derivable therein. For example, the co-culture of T cellsand AaPCs can be at a ratio of about 1:1, about 1:2 or about 1:3.

In one aspect, the AaPCs can express CD137L. In some aspects, the AaPCscan further express the antigen that is targeted by the CAR cell, forexample MUC16, CD33, or ROR1 (full length, truncate or any variantthereof). In other aspects, the AaPCs can further express CD64, CD86, ormIL15. In certain aspects, the AaPCs can express at least one anti-CD3antibody clone, such as, for example, OKT3 and/or UCHT1. In one aspect,the AaPCs can be inactivated (e.g., irradiated). In one aspect, theAaPCs have been tested and confirmed to be free of infectious material.Methods for producing such AaPCs are known in the art. In one aspect,culturing the CAR-modified T cell population with AaPCs can compriseculturing the cells at a ratio of about 10:1 to about 1:10; about 3:1 toabout 1:5; about 1:1 to about 1:3 (T cells to AaPCs); or any rangederivable therein. For example, the co-culture of T cells and AaPCs canbe at a ratio of about 1:1, about 1:2 or about 1:3. In one aspect, theculturing step can further comprise culturing with anaminobisphosphonate (e.g., zoledronic acid).

In one aspect, the population of genetically modified CAR cells isimmediately infused into a subject or cryopreserved. In another aspect,the population of genetically modified CAR cells is placed in a cytokinebath prior to infusion into a subject. In a further aspect, thepopulation of genetically modified CAR cells is cultured and/orstimulated for no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 42 days,49, 56, 63 or 70 days. In some embodiments, the population of CAR-Tcells is cultured and/or stimulated for at least 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12,14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 or more days. In some embodiments,the population of CAR-T cells is cultured and/or stimulated for at least5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 or more days. In someembodiments, the population of CAR expressing effector cells is culturedand/or stimulated for at least 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63 or moredays. In an embodiment, a stimulation includes the co-culture of thegenetically modified CAR-T cells with AaPCs to promote the growth of CARpositive T cells. In another aspect, the population of geneticallymodified CAR cells is stimulated for not more than: 1× stimulation, 2×stimulation, 3× stimulation, 4× stimulation, 5× stimulation, 5×stimulation, 6× stimulation, 7× stimulation, 8× stimulation, 9×stimulation or 10× stimulation. In some instances, the geneticallymodified cells are not cultured ex vivo in the presence of AaPCs. Insome specific instances, the method of the embodiment further comprisesenriching the cell population for CAR-expressing immune effector cells(e.g., T-cells) after the transfection and/or culturing step. Theenriching can comprise fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) tosort for CAR-expressing cells. In a further aspect, the sorting forCAR-expressing cells comprises use of a CAR-binding antibody. Theenriching can also comprise depletion of CD56+ cells. In yet still afurther aspect of the embodiment, the method further comprisescryopreserving a sample of the population of genetically modified CARcells.

In some cases, AaPCs are incubated with a peptide of an optimal lengththat allows for direct binding of the peptide to the MHC moleculewithout additional processing. Alternatively, the cells can express anantigen of interest (i.e., in the case of MHC-independent antigenrecognition). Furthermore, in some cases, APCs can express an antibodythat binds to either a specific CAR polypeptide or to CAR polypeptidesin general (e.g., a universal activating and propagating cell (uAPC).Such methods are disclosed in WO2014/190273. In addition to peptide-MHCmolecules or antigens of interest, the AaPC systems can also comprise atleast one exogenous assisting molecule. Any suitable number andcombination of assisting molecules can be employed. The assistingmolecule can be selected from assisting molecules such as co-stimulatorymolecules and adhesion molecules. Exemplary co-stimulatory moleculesinclude CD70 and B7.1 (B7.1 was previously known as B7 and also known asCD80), which among other things, bind to CD28 and/or CTLA-4 molecules onthe surface of T cells, thereby affecting, for example, T-cellexpansion, Th1 differentiation, short-term T-cell survival, and cytokinesecretion such as interleukin (IL)-2. Adhesion molecules can includecarbohydrate-binding glycoproteins such as selectins, transmembranebinding glycoproteins such as integrins, calcium-dependent proteins suchas cadherins, and single-pass transmembrane immunoglobulin (Ig)superfamily proteins, such as intercellular adhesion molecules (ICAMs)that promote, for example, cell-to-cell or cell-to-matrix contact.Exemplary adhesion molecules include LFA-3 and ICAMs, such as ICAM-1.Techniques, methods, and reagents useful for selection, cloning,preparation, and expression of exemplary assisting molecules, includingco-stimulatory molecules and adhesion molecules, are exemplified in,e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,225,042, 6,355,479, and 6,362,001.

Cells selected to become AaPCs, preferably have deficiencies inintracellular antigen-processing, intracellular peptide trafficking,and/or intracellular MHC Class I or Class II molecule-peptide loading,or are poikilothermic (i.e., less sensitive to temperature challengethan mammalian cell lines), or possess both deficiencies andpoikilothermic properties. Preferably, cells selected to become AaPCsalso lack the ability to express at least one endogenous counterpart(e.g., endogenous MHC Class I or Class II molecule and/or endogenousassisting molecules as described above) to the exogenous MHC Class I orClass II molecule and assisting molecule components that are introducedinto the cells. Furthermore, AaPCs preferably retain the deficienciesand poikilothermic properties that were possessed by the cells prior totheir modification to generate the AaPCs. Exemplary AaPCs eitherconstitute or are derived from a transporter associated with antigenprocessing (TAP)-deficient cell line, such as an insect cell line. Anexemplary poikilothermic insect cells line is a Drosophila cell line,such as a Schneider 2 cell line (see, e.g., Schneider 1972 Illustrativemethods for the preparation, growth, and culture of Schneider 2 cells,are provided in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,225,042, 6,355,479, and 6,362,001.

In one embodiment, AaPCs are also subjected to a freeze-thaw cycle. Inan exemplary freeze-thaw cycle, the AaPCs can be frozen by contacting asuitable receptacle containing the AaPCs with an appropriate amount ofliquid nitrogen, solid carbon dioxide (i.e., dry ice), or similarlow-temperature material, such that freezing occurs rapidly. The frozenAPCs are then thawed, either by removal of the AaPCs from thelow-temperature material and exposure to ambient room temperatureconditions, or by a facilitated thawing process in which a lukewarmwater bath or warm hand is employed to facilitate a shorter thawingtime. Additionally, AaPCs can be frozen and stored for an extendedperiod of time prior to thawing. Frozen AaPCs can also be thawed andthen lyophilized before further use. Preferably, preservatives thatmight detrimentally impact the freeze-thaw procedures, such as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), polyethylene glycols (PEGs), and other preservatives,are absent from media containing AaPCs that undergo the freeze-thawcycle, or are essentially removed, such as by transfer of AaPCs to mediathat is essentially devoid of such preservatives.

In further embodiments, xenogenic nucleic acid and nucleic acidendogenous to the AaPCs, can be inactivated by crosslinking, so thatessentially no cell growth, replication or expression of nucleic acidoccurs after the inactivation. In one embodiment, AaPCs are inactivatedat a point subsequent to the expression of exogenous MHC and assistingmolecules, presentation of such molecules on the surface of the AaPCs,and loading of presented MHC molecules with selected peptide orpeptides. Accordingly, such inactivated and selected peptide loadedAaPCs, while rendered essentially incapable of proliferating orreplicating, retain selected peptide presentation function. Preferably,the crosslinking also yields AaPCs that are essentially free ofcontaminating microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses, withoutsubstantially decreasing the antigen-presenting cell function of theAaPCs. Thus crosslinking maintains the important AaPC functions of whilehelping to alleviate concerns about safety of a cell therapy productdeveloped using the AaPCs. For methods related to crosslinking andAaPCs, see for example, U.S. Patent Application Publication No.20090017000.

In certain embodiments there are further provided an engineered antigenpresenting cell (APC). Such cells can be used, for example, as describedabove, to propagate immune effector cells ex vivo. In further aspects,engineered APCs can, themselves be administered to a patient and therebystimulate expansion of immune effector cells in vivo. Engineered APCs ofthe embodiments can, themselves, be used as a therapeutic agent. Inother embodiments, the engineered APCs can used as a therapeutic agentthat can stimulate activation of endogenous immune effector cellsspecific for a target antigen and/or to increase the activity orpersistence of adoptively transferred immune effector cells specific toa target antigen.

As used herein the term “engineered APC” refers to cell(s) thatcomprises at least a first transgene, wherein the first transgeneencodes a HLA. Such engineered APCs can further comprise a secondtransgene for expression of an antigen, such that the antigen ispresented at the surface on the APC in complex with the HLA. In someaspects, the engineered APC can be a cell type that presented antigens(e.g., a dendritic cell). In further aspects, engineered APC can beproduced from a cell type that does not normally present antigens, sucha T-cell or T-cell progenitor (referred to as “T-APC”). Thus, in someaspects, an engineered APC of the embodiments comprises a firsttransgene encoding a target antigen and a second transgene encoding ahuman leukocyte antigen (HLA), such that the HLA is expressed on thesurface of the engineered APC in complex with an epitope of the targetantigen. In certain specific aspects, the HLA expressed in theengineered APC is HLA-A2.

In some aspects, an engineered APC of the embodiments can furthercomprise at least a third transgene encoding co-stimulatory molecule.The co-stimulatory molecule can be a co-stimulatory cytokine that can bea membrane-bound Cy cytokine. In certain aspects, the co-stimulatorycytokine is IL-15, such as membrane-bound IL-15. In some furtheraspects, an engineered APC can comprise an edited (or deleted) gene. Forexample, an inhibitory gene, such as PD-1, LIM-3, CTLA-4 or a TCR, canbe edited to reduce or eliminate expression of the gene. An engineeredAPC of the embodiments can further comprise a transgene encoding anytarget antigen of interest. For example, the target antigen can be aninfectious disease antigen or a tumor-associated antigen (TAA).

C. Rapid Manufacturing

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the immune effector cellsdescribed herein are modified at a point-of-care site. In one embodimentof the present disclosure, the immune effector cells described hereinare modified at or near a point-of-care site. In some cases, modifiedimmune effector cells are also referred to as engineered T cells. Insome cases, the facility or treatment site is at a hospital, at afacility (e.g., a medical facility), or at a treatment site near asubject in need of treatment. The subject undergoes apheresis andperipheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) or a sub population of PBMCcan be enriched for example, by elutriation or Ficoll separation.Enriched PBMC or a subpopulation of PBMC can be cryopreserved in anyappropriate cryopreservation solution prior to further processing. Inone instance, the elutriation process is performed using a buffersolution containing human serum albumin. Immune effector cells, such asT cells can be isolated by selection methods described herein. In oneinstance, the selection method for T cells includes beads specific forCD3 or beads specific for CD4 and CD8 on T cells. In one case, the beadscan be paramagnetic beads. The harvested immune effector cells can becryopreserved in any appropriate cryopreservation solution prior tomodification. The immune effector cells can be thawed up to 24 hours, 36hours, 48 hours, 72 hours or 96 hours ahead of infusion. The thawedcells can be placed in cell culture buffer, for example in cell culturebuffer (e.g. RPMI) supplemented with fetal bovine serum (FBS) or humanserum AB or placed in a buffer that includes cytokines such as IL-2 andIL-21, prior to modification. In another aspect, the harvested immuneeffector cells can be modified immediately without the need forcryopreservation. In one aspect, the elutriation step is eliminatedcompletely.

In some cases, the immune effector cells are modified byengineering/introducing a one or more miRNA(s), a chimeric receptor, oneor more cell tag(s), and/or cytokine(s) into the immune effector cellsand then rapidly infused into a subject. In some cases, the sources ofimmune effector cells can include both allogeneic and autologoussources. In one case, the immune effector cells can be T cells or NKcells. In one case, the chimeric receptor can be a CAR. In another case,the cytokine can be IL-15 (for example, as part of a fusion protein withIL-15Rα) or IL-12. In yet another case, expression of cytokine ismodulated by ligand inducible gene-switch expression systems describedherein. For example, a ligand such as veledimex can be delivered to thesubject to modulate the expression of the cytokine.

In another aspect, veledimex is provided at 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg,30 mg, 40 mg, 50 mg, 60 mg, 70 mg, 80 mg, 90 mg or 100 mg. In a furtheraspect, lower doses of veledimex are provided, for example, 0.5 mg, 1mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg or 20 mg. In one embodiment, veledimex isadministered to the subject 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, or 21 days prior to infusion of themodified immune effector cells. In a further embodiment, veledimex isadministered about once every 12 hours, about once every 24 hours, aboutonce every 36 hours or about once every 48 hours, for an effectiveperiod of time to a subject post infusion of the modified immuneeffector cells. In one embodiment, an effective period of time forveledimex administration is about: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 days. In otherembodiments, veledimex can be re-administered after a rest period, aftera drug holiday or when the subject experiences a relapse.

In certain cases, where an adverse effect on a subject is observed orwhen treatment is not needed, the cell tag can be activated, for examplevia cetuximab, for conditional in vivo ablation of modified immuneeffector cells comprising cell tags such as truncated epidermal growthfactor receptor tags as described herein.

In some embodiments, such immune effectors cells are modified by theconstructs as described herein through electroporation. In one instance,electroporation is performed with electroporators such as Lonza'sNucleofector™ electroporators. In other embodiments, the vectorcomprising the above-mentioned constructs is a non-viral or viralvector. In one case, the non-viral vector includes a Sleeping Beautytransposon-transposase system. In one instance, the immune effectorcells are electroporated using a specific sequence. For example, theimmune effector cells can be electroporated with one transposon followedby the DNA encoding the transposase followed by a second transposon. Inanother instance, the immune effector cells can be electroporated withall transposons and transposase at the same time. In another instance,the immune effector cells can be electroporated with a transposasefollowed by both transposons or one transposon at a time. Whileundergoing sequential electroporation, the immune effector cells can berested for a period of time prior to the next electroporation step.

In some cases, the modified immune effector cells do not undergo apropagation and activation step. In some cases, the modified immuneeffector cells do not undergo an incubation or culturing step (e.g. exvivo propagation). In some cases, the modified immune effector cells areplace in PBS/EDTA buffer. In certain cases, the modified immune effectorcells are placed in a buffer that includes IL-2 and IL-21 prior toinfusion. In other instances, the modified immune effector cells areplaced or rested in cell culture buffer, for example in cell culturebuffer (e.g. RPMI) supplemented with fetal bovine serum (FBS) prior toinfusion. Prior to infusion, the modified immune effector cells can beharvested, washed and formulated in saline buffer in preparation forinfusion into the subject.

In one instance, the subject has been lymphodepleted prior to infusion.In other instances, lymphodepletion is not required and the modifiedimmune effector cells are rapidly infused into the subject.

In a further instance, the subject undergoes minimal lymphodepletion.Minimal lymphodepletion herein refers to a reduced lymphodepletionprotocol such that the subject can be infused within 1 day, 2 days or 3days following the lymphodepletion regimen. In one instance, a reducedlymphodepletion protocol can include lower doses of fludarabine and/orcyclophosphamide. In another instance, a reduced lymphodepletionprotocol can include a shortened period of lymphodepletion, for example1 day or 2 days.

In some embodiments, the subject is not lymphodepleted prior toinfusion.

In one embodiment, the immune effector cells are modified byengineering/introducing one or more miRNA(s), a chimeric receptor and acytokine into said immune effector cells and then rapidly infused into asubject. In other cases, the immune effector cells are modified byengineering/introducing one or more miRNA(s), a chimeric receptor and acytokine into said cells and then infused within at least: 0, 0.5, 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, or 50 hours into a subject. In othercases, immune effector cells are modified by engineering/introducing oneor more miRNA(s), a chimeric receptor and a cytokine into the immuneeffector cells and then infused in 0 days, <1 day, <2 days, <3 days, <4days, <5 days, <6 days or <7 days into a subject.

In other embodiments, a method of stimulating the proliferation and/orsurvival of engineered cells comprises obtaining a sample of cells froma subject, and transfecting cells of the sample of cells with one ormore polynucleotides that comprise one or more transposons. In oneembodiment, the transposons encode one or more miRNA(s), a chimericantigen receptor (CAR), a cytokine, one or more cell tags, and atransposase effective to integrate said one or more polynucleotides intothe genome of said cells, to provide a population of engineered cells.In an embodiment, the transposons encode one or more miRNA(s), achimeric antigen receptor (CAR), a cytokine, one or more cell tags, geneswitch polypeptides for ligand-inducible control of the cytokine and atransposase effective to integrate said one or more polynucleotides intothe genome of said cells, to provide a population of engineered cells.In an embodiment, the gene switch polypeptides comprise i) a first geneswitch polypeptide that comprises a DNA binding domain fused to a firstnuclear receptor ligand binding domain, and ii) a second gene switchpolypeptide that comprises a transactivation domain fused to a secondnuclear receptor ligand binding domain. In some embodiments, the firstgene switch polypeptide and the second gene switch polypeptide areconnected by a linker. In one instance, lymphodepletion is not requiredprior to administration of the engineered cells to a subject.

In one instance, a method of in vivo propagation of engineered cellscomprises obtaining a sample of cells from a subject, and transfectingcells of the sample of cells with one or more polynucleotides thatcomprise one or more transposons. In one embodiment, the transposonsencode one or more miRNA(s), a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), acytokine, one or more cell tags, and a transposase effective tointegrate said one or more polynucleotides into the genome of saidcells, to provide a population of engineered cells. In an embodiment,the transposons encode one or more miRNA(s), a chimeric antigen receptor(CAR), a cytokine, one or more cell tags, gene switch polypeptides forligand-inducible control of the cytokine and a transposase effective tointegrate said one or more polynucleotides into the genome of saidcells, to provide a population of engineered cells. In an embodiment,the gene switch polypeptides comprise i) a first gene switch polypeptidethat comprises a DNA binding domain fused to a first nuclear receptorligand binding domain, and ii) a second gene switch polypeptide thatcomprises a transactivation domain fused to a second nuclear receptorligand binding domain. In some embodiments, the first gene switchpolypeptide and the second gene switch polypeptide are connected by alinker. In one instance, lymphodepletion is not required prior toadministration of the engineered cells to a subject.

In another embodiment, a method of enhancing in vivo persistence ofengineered cells in a subject in need thereof comprises obtaining asample of cells from a subject, and transfecting cells of the sample ofcells with one or more polynucleotides that comprise one or moretransposons. In some cases, one or more transposons encode one or moremiRNA(s), a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), a cytokine, one or morecell tags, and a transposase effective to integrate the DNA into thegenome of said cells, to provide a population of engineered cells. Insome cases, one or more transposons encode one or more miRNA(s), achimeric antigen receptor (CAR), a cytokine, one or more cell tags, geneswitch polypeptides for ligand-inducible control of the cytokine and atransposase effective to integrate the DNA into the genome of saidcells, to provide a population of engineered cells. In some cases, thegene switch polypeptides comprise i) a first gene switch polypeptidethat comprises a DNA binding domain fused to a first nuclear receptorligand binding domain, and ii) a second gene switch polypeptide thatcomprises a transactivation domain fused to a second nuclear receptorligand binding domain, wherein the first gene switch polypeptide and thesecond gene switch polypeptide are connected by a linker. In oneinstance, lymphodepletion is not required prior to administration of theengineered cells to a subject.

XIII. Kits and Compositions

One aspect of the disclosure relates to kits and compositions thatcomprise: a CAR, a cytokine, a cell tag, and/or one or more miRNAs asdescribed previously, or nucleic acids encoding the same. In anotheraspect, the kits and compositions can include RHEOSWITCH® gene switchcomponents. These kits and compositions can include multiple vectorseach encoding different proteins or subsets of proteins. These vectorscan be viral, non-viral, episomal, or integrating. In some embodiments,the vectors are transposons, e.g., Sleeping Beauty transposons. In otherembodiments, the vectors can comprise sequences for serinerecombinase-mediated integration.

In some embodiments, the kits and compositions include not only vectorsbut also cells and agents such as interleukins, cytokines, interleukinsand chemotherapeutics, adjuvants, wetting agents, or emulsifying agents.In one embodiment the cells are T cells. In one embodiment the kits andcomposition includes IL-2. In one embodiment, the kits and compositionsinclude IL-21. In one embodiment, the kits and compositions includeBcl-2, STAT3 or STATS inhibitors. In some embodiments, the kit includesIL-15, for example as part of a fusion protein with IL-15Rα.

Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are kits and articles ofmanufacture for use with one or more methods described herein. Such kitsinclude a carrier, package, or container that is compartmentalized toreceive one or more containers such as vials, tubes, and the like, eachof the container(s) comprising one of the separate elements to be usedin a method described herein. Suitable containers include, for example,bottles, vials, syringes, and test tubes. In one embodiment, thecontainers are formed from a variety of materials such as glass orplastic.

The articles of manufacture provided herein contain packaging materials.Examples of pharmaceutical packaging materials include, but are notlimited to, blister packs, bottles, tubes, bags, containers, bottles,and any packaging material suitable for a selected formulation andintended mode of administration and treatment.

For example, the container(s) include CAR-T cells (e.g., MUC16-, CD33-,and ROR1-specific CAR-T cells described herein), and optionally inaddition with cytokines and/or chemotherapeutic agents disclosed herein.Such kits optionally include an identifying description or label orinstructions relating to its use in the methods described herein.

A kit typically includes labels listing contents and/or instructions foruse, and package inserts with instructions for use. A set ofinstructions will also typically be included.

In some embodiments, a label is on or associated with the container. Inone embodiment, a label is on a container when letters, numbers or othercharacters forming the label are attached, molded or etched into thecontainer itself; a label is associated with a container when it ispresent within a receptacle or carrier that also holds the container,e.g., as a package insert. In one embodiment, a label is used toindicate that the contents are to be used for a specific therapeuticapplication. The label also indicates directions for use of thecontents, such as in the methods described herein.

The present invention relates also to pharmaceutical compositionscomprising a modified immune effector cell as described above. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprising an immune effector cell(e.g., T cell) modified with sequences comprising one or more miRNA(s),a CAR, one or more cell tags, and/or one or more cytokines andoptionally, components of the gene switch system as described herein. Incertain embodiments, the immune effector cell is modified with SleepingBeauty transposon(s) and Sleeping Beauty transposase. For example, theSleeping Beauty transposon or transposons can include one or moremiRNA(s), a CAR, one or more cell tags, one or more cytokines andoptionally, components of the gene switch system as described herein.Therefore, in some instances, the modified T-cell can elicit aCAR-mediated T-cell response.

The cells activated and expanded as described herein can be utilized inthe treatment and prevention of diseases that arise in individuals whoare immunocompromised. In particular, the modified T cells of theinvention are used in the treatment of malignancies. In certainembodiments, the cells of the invention are used in the treatment ofpatients at risk for developing malignancies. Thus, the methods for thetreatment or prevention of malignancies comprising administering to asubject in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of themodified T cells of the invention. In embodiments, the cells activatedand expanded as described herein can be utilized in the treatment ofmalignancies.

In addition to using a cell-based vaccine in terms of ex vivoimmunization, the present invention also provides compositions andmethods for in vivo immunization to elicit an immune response directedagainst an antigen in a patient.

Briefly, pharmaceutical compositions described herein can comprise apopulation comprising modified immune effector cells as describedherein, in combination with one or more pharmaceutically orphysiologically acceptable carriers, diluents or excipients. Suchcompositions can comprise buffers such as neutral buffered saline,phosphate buffered saline and the like; carbohydrates such as glucose,mannose, sucrose or dextrans, mannitol; proteins; polypeptides or aminoacids such as glycine; antioxidants; chelating agents such as EDTA orglutathione;

adjuvants (e.g., aluminum hydroxide); and preservatives. In someembodiments, compositions of the present invention are formulated forintravenous administration.

Pharmaceutical compositions described herein can be administered in amanner appropriate to the disease to be treated (or prevented). Thequantity and frequency of administration will be determined by suchfactors as the condition of the patient, and the type and severity ofthe patient's disease.

When “an immunologically effective amount”, or “therapeutic amount” isindicated, the precise amount of the compositions described herein to beadministered can be determined by a physician with consideration ofindividual differences in age, weight, and condition of the patient(subject). It can generally be stated that a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising the T cells described herein can be administered at a dosageof 10⁴ to 10⁹ cells/kg body weight, 10⁵ to 10⁶ cells/kg body weight,including all integer values within those ranges. T cell compositionscan also be administered multiple times at these dosages. The cells canbe administered by using infusion techniques that are commonly known inimmunotherapy (see, e.g., Rosenberg et al., New Eng. J. of Med.319:1676, (1988)). The optimal dosage and treatment regime for aparticular patient can readily be determined by one skilled in the artof medicine by monitoring the patient for signs of disease and adjustingthe treatment accordingly.

In certain embodiments, it can be desired to administer activated Tcells to a subject and then subsequently redraw blood (or have anapheresis performed), activate T cells therefrom, and reinfuse thepatient with these activated and expanded T cells. This process can becarried out multiple times every few weeks. In certain embodiments, Tcells can be activated from blood draws of from 10 cc to 400 cc. Incertain embodiments, T cells are activated from blood draws of 20 cc, 30cc, 40 cc, 50 cc, 60 cc, 70 cc, 80 cc, 90 cc, or 100 cc. Not to be boundby theory, using this multiple blood draw/multiple reinfusion protocolcan serve to select out certain populations of T cells. In anotherembodiment, it can be desired to administer activated T cells of thesubject composition following lymphodepletion of the patient, either viaradiation or chemotherapy.

Formulations described herein can benefit from antioxidants, metalchelating agents, thiol containing compounds and other generalstabilizing agents. Examples of such stabilizing agents, include, butare not limited to: (a) about 0.5% to about 2% w/v glycerol, (b) about0.1% to about 1% w/v methionine, (c) about 0.1% to about 2% w/vmonothioglycerol, (d) about 1 mM to about 10 mM EDTA, (e) about 0.01% toabout 2% w/v ascorbic acid, (f) 0.003% to about 0.02% w/v polysorbate80, (g) 0.001% to about 0.05% w/v. polysorbate 20, (h) arginine, (i)heparin, (j) dextran sulfate, (k) cyclodextrins, (1) pentosanpolysulfate and other heparinoids, (m) divalent cations such asmagnesium and zinc; or (n) combinations thereof.

A “carrier” or “carrier materials” include any commonly used excipientsin pharmaceutics and should be selected on the basis of compatibilitywith the polynucleotides, vectors, and/or cells disclosed herein, andthe release profile properties of the desired dosage form. Exemplarycarrier materials include, e.g., binders, suspending agents,disintegration agents, filling agents, surfactants, solubilizers,stabilizers, lubricants, wetting agents, diluents, and the like.“Pharmaceutically compatible carrier materials” can include, but are notlimited to, acacia, gelatin, colloidal silicon dioxide, calciumglycerophosphate, calcium lactate, maltodextrin, glycerine, magnesiumsilicate, polyvinylpyrrollidone (PVP), cholesterol, cholesterol esters,sodium caseinate, soy lecithin, taurocholic acid, phosphotidylcholine,sodium chloride, tricalcium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, celluloseand cellulose conjugates, sugars sodium stearoyl lactylate, carrageenan,monoglyceride, diglyceride, pregelatinized starch, and the like. See,e.g., Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, Nineteenth Ed(Easton, Pa.: Mack Publishing Company, 1995); Hoover, John E.,Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa.1975; Liberman, H. A. and Lachman, L., Eds., Pharmaceutical DosageForms, Marcel Decker, New York, N.Y., 1980; and Pharmaceutical DosageForms and Drug Delivery Systems, Seventh Ed. (Lippincott Williams &Wilkins 1999).

“Dispersing agents,” and/or “viscosity modulating agents” includematerials that control the diffusion and homogeneity of a drug throughliquid media or a granulation method or blend method. In someembodiments, these agents also facilitate the effectiveness of a coatingor eroding matrix. Exemplary diffusion facilitators/dispersing agentsinclude, e.g., hydrophilic polymers, electrolytes, Tween® 60 or 80, PEG,polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP; commercially known as Plasdone®), and thecarbohydrate-based dispersing agents such as, for example, hydroxypropylcelluloses (e.g., HPC, HPC-SL, and HPC-L), hydroxypropylmethylcelluloses (e.g., HPMC K100, HPMC K4M, HPMC K15M, and HPMC K100M),carboxymethylcellulose sodium, methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose,hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate,hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate stearate (HPMCAS), noncrystallinecellulose, magnesium aluminum silicate, triethanolamine, polyvinylalcohol (PVA), vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer (S630),4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-phenol polymer with ethylene oxide andformaldehyde (also known as tyloxapol), poloxamers (e.g., PluronicsF68®, F88®, and F108®, which are block copolymers of ethylene oxide andpropylene oxide); and poloxamines (e.g., Tetronic 908®, also known asPoloxamine 908®, which is a tetrafunctional block copolymer derived fromsequential addition of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide toethylenediamine (BASF Corporation, Parsippany, N.J.)),polyvinylpyrrolidone K12, polyvinylpyrrolidone K17, polyvinylpyrrolidoneK25, or polyvinylpyrrolidone K30, polyvinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetatecopolymer (S-630), polyethylene glycol, e.g., the polyethylene glycolcan have a molecular weight of about 300 to about 6000, or about 3350 toabout 4000, or about 7000 to about 5400, sodium carboxymethylcellulose,methylcellulose, polysorbate-80, sodium alginate, gums, such as, e.g.,gum tragacanth and gum acacia, guar gum, xanthans, including xanthangum, sugars, cellulosics, such as, e.g., sodium carboxymethylcellulose,methylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, polysorbate-80, sodiumalginate, polyethoxylated sorbitan monolaurate, polyethoxylated sorbitanmonolaurate, povidone, carbomers, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), alginates,chitosans and combinations thereof. Plasticizers such as cellulose ortriethyl cellulose can also be used as dispersing agents. Dispersingagents particularly useful in liposomal dispersions and self-emulsifyingdispersions are dimyristoyl phosphatidyl choline, natural phosphatidylcholine from eggs, natural phosphatidyl glycerol from eggs, cholesteroland isopropyl myristate.

Combinations of one or more erosion facilitator with one or morediffusion facilitator can also be used in the present compositions.

The term “diluent” refers to chemical compounds that are used to dilutethe compound of interest prior to delivery. Diluents can also be used tostabilize compounds because they can provide a more stable environment.Salts dissolved in buffered solutions (which also can provide pH controlor maintenance) are utilized as diluents in the art, including, but notlimited to a phosphate buffered saline solution. In certain embodiments,diluents increase bulk of the composition to facilitate compression orcreate sufficient bulk for homogenous blend for capsule filling. Suchcompounds include e.g., lactose, starch, mannitol, sorbitol, dextrose,microcrystalline cellulose such as Avicel®; dibasic calcium phosphate,dicalcium phosphate dihydrate; tricalcium phosphate, calcium phosphate;anhydrous lactose, spray-dried lactose; pregelatinized starch,compressible sugar, such as Di-Pac® (Amstar); mannitol,hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetatestearate, sucrose-based diluents, confectioner's sugar; monobasiccalcium sulfate monohydrate, calcium sulfate dihydrate; calcium lactatetrihydrate, dextrates; hydrolyzed cereal solids, amylose; powderedcellulose, calcium carbonate; glycine, kaolin; mannitol, sodiumchloride; inositol, bentonite, and the like.

“Filling agents” include compounds such as lactose, calcium carbonate,calcium phosphate, dibasic calcium phosphate, calcium sulfate,microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose powder, dextrose, dextrates,dextran, starches, pregelatinized starch, sucrose, xylitol, lactitol,mannitol, sorbitol, sodium chloride, polyethylene glycol, and the like.

“Lubricants” and “glidants” are compounds that prevent, reduce orinhibit adhesion or friction of materials. Exemplary lubricants include,e.g., stearic acid, calcium hydroxide, talc, sodium stearyl fumerate, ahydrocarbon such as mineral oil, or hydrogenated vegetable oil such ashydrogenated soybean oil (Sterotex®), higher fatty acids and theiralkali-metal and alkaline earth metal salts, such as aluminum, calcium,magnesium, zinc, stearic acid, sodium stearates, glycerol, talc, waxes,Stearowet®, boric acid, sodium benzoate, sodium acetate, sodiumchloride, leucine, a polyethylene glycol (e.g., PEG-4000) or amethoxypolyethylene glycol such as Carbowax™ sodium oleate, sodiumbenzoate, glyceryl behenate, polyethylene glycol, magnesium or sodiumlauryl sulfate, colloidal silica such as Syloid™, Cab-O-Sil®, a starchsuch as corn starch, silicone oil, a surfactant, and the like.

“Plasticizers” are compounds used to soften the microencapsulationmaterial or film coatings to make them less brittle. Suitableplasticizers include, e.g., polyethylene glycols such as PEG 300, PEG400, PEG 600, PEG 1450, PEG 3350, and PEG 800, stearic acid, propyleneglycol, oleic acid, triethyl cellulose and triacetin. In someembodiments, plasticizers can also function as dispersing agents orwetting agents.

“Solubilizers” include compounds such as triacetin, triethylcitrate,ethyl oleate, ethyl caprylate, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium doccusate,vitamin E TPGS, dimethylacetamide, N-methylpyrrolidone,N-hydroxyethylpyrrolidone, polyvinylpyrrolidone, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrins, ethanol, n-butanol, isopropylalcohol, cholesterol, bile salts, polyethylene glycol 200-600,glycofurol, transcutol, propylene glycol, and dimethyl isosorbide andthe like.

“Stabilizers” include compounds such as any antioxidation agents,buffers, acids, preservatives and the like.

“Suspending agents” include compounds such as polyvinylpyrrolidone,e.g., polyvinylpyrrolidone K12, polyvinylpyrrolidone K17,polyvinylpyrrolidone K25, or polyvinylpyrrolidone K30, vinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer (S630), polyethylene glycol, e.g.,the polyethylene glycol can have a molecular weight of about 300 toabout 6000, or about 3350 to about 4000, or about 7000 to about 5400,sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose,hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose acetate stearate,polysorbate-80, hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium alginate, gums, such as,e.g., gum tragacanth and gum acacia, guar gum, xanthans, includingxanthan gum, sugars, cellulosics, such as, e.g., sodiumcarboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose,hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, polysorbate-80,sodium alginate, polyethoxylated sorbitan monolaurate, polyethoxylatedsorbitan monolaurate, povidone and the like.

“Surfactants” include compounds such as sodium lauryl sulfate, sodiumdocusate, Tween 60 or 80, triacetin, vitamin E TPGS, sorbitanmonooleate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, polysorbates,polaxomers, bile salts, glyceryl monostearate, copolymers of ethyleneoxide and propylene oxide, e.g., Pluronic® (BASF), and the like. Someother surfactants include polyoxyethylene fatty acid glycerides andvegetable oils, e.g., polyoxyethylene (60) hydrogenated castor oil; andpolyoxyethylene alkylethers and alkylphenyl ethers, e.g., octoxynol 10,octoxynol 40. In some embodiments, surfactants can be included toenhance physical stability or for other purposes.

“Viscosity enhancing agents” include, e.g., methyl cellulose, xanthangum, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose,hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose acetatestearate, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose phthalate, carbomer, polyvinylalcohol, alginates, acacia, chitosans and combinations thereof.

“Wetting agents” include compounds such as oleic acid, glycerylmonostearate, sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan monolaurate, triethanolamineoleate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, polyoxyethylene sorbitanmonolaurate, sodium docusate, sodium oleate, sodium lauryl sulfate,sodium doccusate, triacetin, Tween 80, vitamin E TPGS, ammonium saltsand the like.

XIV. Methods of Treatment

The present invention also relates to a method of treating a disease ordisorder comprising administering a modified immune effector cell of thepresent disclosure to a subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments,the cell is administered in a therapeutically effective amount.

The present invention also relates to the use of a modified immuneeffector cell of the present disclosure in the manufacture of amedicament for the treatment of a disease or disorder.

In some embodiments, the disease can be cancer. In certain aspects, thecancer can be hematological or a solid tumor. In other instances, thecancer is a hematologic malignancy. In some cases, the cancer is ametastatic cancer. In some cases, the cancer is a relapsed or refractorycancer. In certain aspects, the cancer is selected from B cell cancer,e.g., multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, the heavy chaindiseases, such as, for example, alpha chain disease, gamma chaindisease, and mu chain disease, benign monoclonal gammopathy, andimmunocytic amyloidosis, melanomas, breast cancer, lung cancer, bronchuscancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer (e.g., metastatic, hormonerefractory prostate cancer), pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, ovariancancer, urinary bladder cancer, brain or central nervous system cancer,peripheral nervous system cancer, esophageal cancer, cervical cancer,uterine or endometrial cancer, cancer of the oral cavity or pharynx,liver cancer, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, biliary tract cancer,small bowel or appendix cancer, salivary gland cancer, thyroid glandcancer, adrenal gland cancer, osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, cancer ofhematological tissues, and the like. Other non-limiting examples oftypes of cancers that can be treated by the methods of the presentdisclosure include human sarcomas and carcinomas, e.g., fibrosarcoma,myxosarcoma, liposarcoma, chondrosarcoma, osteogenic sarcoma, chordoma,angiosarcoma, endotheliosarcoma, lymphangiosarcoma,lymphangioendotheliosarcoma, synovioma, mesothelioma, Ewing's sarcoma,Ewing's tumor, leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, colon carcinoma,colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, beastadenocarcinomas e.g. triple negative breast cancer, ovarian cancer,squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, sweatgland carcinoma, sebaceous gland carcinoma, papillary carcinoma,papillary adenocarcinomas, cystadenocarcinoma, medullary carcinoma,bronchogenic carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, hepatoma, bile ductcarcinoma, liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC),choriocarcinoma, seminoma, embryonal carcinoma, Wilms' tumor, cervicalcancer, bone cancer, brain tumor, testicular cancer, lung carcinoma,small cell lung carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, epithelial carcinoma,glioma, astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, craniopharyngioma, ependymoma,pinealoma, hemangioblastoma, acoustic neuroma, oligodendroglioma,meningioma, melanoma, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma; leukemias, e.g.,acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, mantle celllymphoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and acute myelocytic leukemia(myeloblastic, promyelocytic, myelomonocytic, monocytic anderythroleukemia); chronic leukemia (chronic myelocytic (granulocytic)leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia); diffuse large B-celllymphoma; and polycythemia vera, lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease andnon-Hodgkin's disease), multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom'smacroglobulinemia, and heavy chain disease.

In some instances, the cancer is a solid tumor. Exemplary solid tumorsinclude, but are not limited to, anal cancer; appendix cancer; bile ductcancer (i.e., cholangiocarcinoma); bladder cancer; brain tumor; breastcancer; cervical cancer; colon cancer; cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP);esophageal cancer; eye cancer; fallopian tube cancer;gastroenterological cancer; kidney cancer; liver cancer; lung cancer;medulloblastoma; melanoma; oral cancer; ovarian cancer; pancreaticcancer; parathyroid disease; penile cancer; pituitary tumor; prostatecancer; rectal cancer; skin cancer; stomach cancer; testicular cancer;throat cancer; thyroid cancer; uterine cancer; vaginal cancer; or vulvarcancer.

In some instances, the cancer is a hematologic malignancy. In somecases, a hematologic malignancy comprises a lymphoma, a leukemia, amyeloma, or a B-cell malignancy. In some cases, a hematologic malignancycomprises a lymphoma, a leukemia or a myeloma. In some instances,exemplary hematologic malignancies include chronic lymphocytic leukemia(CLL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), high risk CLL, non-CLL/SLLlymphoma, prolymphocytic leukemia (PLL), follicular lymphoma (FL),diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL),Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, multiple myeloma, extranodal marginalzone B cell lymphoma, nodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma, Burkitt'slymphoma, non-Burkitt high grade B cell lymphoma, primary mediastinalB-cell lymphoma (PMBL), immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, precursorB-lymphoblastic lymphoma, B cell prolymphocytic leukemia,lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma, plasma cellmyeloma, plasmacytoma, mediastinal (thymic) large B cell lymphoma,intravascular large B cell lymphoma, primary effusion lymphoma, orlymphomatoid granulomatosis. In some embodiments, the hematologicmalignancy comprises a myeloid leukemia. In some embodiments, thehematologic malignancy comprises acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or chronicmyeloid leukemia (CML).

In some instances, disclosed herein are methods of administering to asubject having a hematologic malignancy selected from chroniclymphocytic leukemia (CLL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), high riskCLL, non-CLL/SLL lymphoma, prolymphocytic leukemia (PLL), follicularlymphoma (FL), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), mantle celllymphoma (MCL), Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, multiple myeloma,extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma, nodal marginal zone B celllymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, non-Burkitt high grade B cell lymphoma,primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBL), immunoblastic large celllymphoma, precursor B-lymphoblastic lymphoma, B cell prolymphocyticleukemia, lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma,plasma cell myeloma, plasmacytoma, mediastinal (thymic) large B celllymphoma, intravascular large B cell lymphoma, primary effusionlymphoma, or lymphomatoid granulomatosis a modified effector celldescribed herein. In some instances, disclosed herein are methods ofadministering to a subject having a hematologic malignancy selected fromAML or CML a modified effector cell to the subject.

In still other embodiments, the epithelial cancer is non-small-cell lungcancer, nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, ovariancarcinoma (e.g., serous ovarian carcinoma), or breast carcinoma. Theepithelial cancers can be characterized in various other ways including,but not limited to, serous, endometrioid, mucinous, clear cell, brenner,or undifferentiated. In some embodiments, the methods and compositionsof the present disclosure are used in the treatment, diagnosis, and/orprognosis of lymphoma or its subtypes, including, but not limited to,mantle cell lymphoma.

In some embodiments, the disease or disorder is associated with theoverexpression of an antigen. In certain embodiments, the antigen isCD19, CD33, ROR1, MUC1, or MUC16. In some embodiments, the disease isovarian cancer, a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

In some embodiments, disclosed herein are methods of administering amodified effector cell comprising a polypeptide described herein to asubject having a disorder, for instance a cancer. In some cases, thecancer is a cancer associated with an expression of CD19, CD20, CD33,CD44, BCMA, CD123, EGFRvIII, α-Folate receptor, CAIX, CD30, ROR1, CEA,EGP-2, EGP-40, HER2, HER3, Folate-binding Protein, GD2, GD3, IL-13R-a2,KDR, EDB-F, mesothelin, GPC3, CSPG4, HER1/HER3, HER2, CD44v6, CD44v7/v8,CD20, CD174, CD138, L1-CAM, FAP, c-MET, PSCA, CS1, CD38, IL-11Rα, EphA2,CLL-1, CD22, EGFR, Folate receptor α, Mucins such as MUC1 or MUC16,MAGE-A1, h5T4, PSMA, CSPG4, TAG-72 or VEGF-R2.

In some embodiments, the disease is associated with the overexpressionof MUC16. In certain such embodiments, the disease is ovarian cancer,breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, endometrial cancer, or lung cancer.

In some embodiments, the disease is associated with the overexpressionof CD33. In certain such embodiments, the disease is acute myeloidleukemia (AML) or a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

In some embodiments, the disease is associated with the overexpressionof ROR1. In certain such embodiments, the disease involves ahematological tumor, for example chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL),mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), anddiffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). In certain such embodiments, thedisease involves a solid tumor, for example breast adenocarcinomasencompassing triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), pancreatic cancer,ovarian cancer, and lung adenocarcinoma.

In another embodiment, a method of treating a subject with a solid tumorcomprises obtaining a sample of cells from a subject, transfecting cellsof the sample with one or more polynucleotides that comprise one or moretransposons, and administering the population of engineered cells to thesubject. In one instance, lymphodepletion is not required prior toadministration of the engineered cells to a subject. In someembodiments, genetically modified T cells can be expanded andtransferred into patients treated with or without preconditioninglymphodepletion according to well-known protocols. In some cases, theone or more transposons encode one or more miRNA(s), a chimeric antigenreceptor (CAR), a cytokine, one or more cell tags, and a transposaseeffective to integrate the DNA into the genome of the cells. In somecases, the one or more transposons encode one or more miRNA(s), achimeric antigen receptor (CAR), a cytokine, one or more cell tags, geneswitch polypeptides for ligand-inducible control of the cytokine and atransposase effective to integrate the DNA into the genome of the cells.In some cases, the gene switch polypeptides comprise: i) a first geneswitch polypeptide that comprises a DNA binding domain fused to a firstnuclear receptor ligand binding domain, and ii) a second gene switchpolypeptide that comprises a transactivation domain fused to a secondnuclear receptor ligand binding domain, wherein the first gene switchpolypeptide and second gene switch polypeptide are connected by alinker. In some cases, the cells are transfected via electroporation. Insome cases, the polynucleotides encoding the gene switch polypeptidesare modulated by a promoter. In some cases, the promoter is atissue-specific promoter or an EF1A promoter or functional variantthereof. In some cases, the tissue-specific promoter comprises a T cellspecific response element or an NFAT response element. In some cases,the cytokine comprises at least one of IL-1, IL-2, IL-15, IL-12, IL-21,a fusion of IL-15, IL-15R or an IL-15 variant. In some cases, thecytokine is in secreted form. In some cases, the cytokine is inmembrane-bound form. In some cases, the cells are NK cells, NKT cells,T-cells or T-cell progenitor cells. In some cases, the cells areadministered to a subject (e.g. by infusing the subject with theengineered cells). In some cases, the method further comprisesadministering an effective amount of a ligand (e.g. veledimex) to induceexpression of the cytokine. In some cases, the transposase issalmonid-type Tc 1-like transposase. In some cases, the transposase isSB11 or SB100x transposase. In other cases, the transposase is PiggyBac.In some cases, the cell tag comprises at least one of a HER1 truncatedvariant or a CD20 truncated variant.

Studies conducted in patients with metastatic melanoma demonstrated thatlymphodepletion prior to adoptive cell transfer dramatically improvesthe efficacy of therapy with in vitro expanded tumor-infiltratinglymphocytes (TILs). Muranski P, et al., “Increased intensitylymphodepletion and adoptive immunotherapy—how far can we go?” Nat ClinPract Oncol. 2006; 3(12):668-681. Lymphodepletion likely works bymultiple mechanisms, including eliminating sinks for homeostaticcytokines, such as interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-7, and IL-15, eradicatingimmunosuppressive elements, such as regulatory T cells andmyeloid-derived suppressor cells, inducing costimulatory molecules anddownregulating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in tumor cells, and promotingexpansion, function, and persistence of adoptively transferred T cells.These experiences led to the use of lymphodepletion in clinical trialswith CAR T-cell therapy. Kochenderfer et al showed an associationbetween an increase in serum IL-15 levels post-lymphodepletion andclinical response after anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy. Kochenderfer J N,et al., “Lymphoma remissions caused by anti-CD19 chimeric antigenreceptor T cells are associated with high serum interleukin-15 levels,”J Clin Oncol. 2017; 35(16):1803-1813. Turtle and colleagues showed thatthe addition of fludarabine to cyclophosphamide (Cy/Flu) in thelymphodepleting regimen was associated with improved anti-CD19 CART-cell expansion and persistence and better clinical outcome comparedwith non-Flu lymphodepleting regimens in patients with non-Hodgkinlymphoma. Turtle C J, et al., “Immunotherapy of non-Hodgkin's lymphomawith a defined ratio of CD8+ and CD4+ CD19-specific chimeric antigenreceptor-modified T cells,” Sci Transl Med. 2016; (8)355-355ra116. Otherstudies indicated that the magnitude of the CAR T-cell expansion in vivowith respect to both the peak and the area under the curve over thefirst month may be associated with response and/or durability. Neelapu SS, et al., “Axicabtagene ciloleucel CAR T-cell therapy in refractorylarge B-cell lymphoma,” N Engl J Med. 2017; 377(26):2531-2544.

In some embodiments, the subject is subjected to lymphodepletion beforethe step of administering the modified immune effector cells to thesubject. As used herein, “lymphodepletion” involves methods that reducethe number of lymphocytes in a subject, for example by administration ofa lymphodepletion agent. Examples of lymphodepletion includenonmyeloablative lymphodepleting chemotherapy, myeloablativelymphodepleting chemotherapy. Lymphodepletion can also be attained bypartial body or whole body fractioned radiation therapy. Alymphodepletion agent can be a chemical compound or composition capableof decreasing the number of functional lymphocytes in a mammal whenadministered to the mammal. One example of such an agent is one or morechemotherapeutic agents. Such agents and dosages are known, and can beselected by a treating physician depending on the subject to be treated.Examples of lymphodepletion agents include, but are not limited to,fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, cladribine, denileukin diftitox, orcombinations thereof. In some embodiments, the subject is not subjectedto lymphodepletion before the step of administering the modified immuneeffector cells to the subject.

In some embodiments, lymphodepletion is performed by administration ofcyclophosphamide at a dose of about 10 mg/kg to about 100 mg/kg,preferably about 40 mg/kg to about 80 mg/kg, for example about 60 mg/kg.In such embodiments, the cyclophosphamide can be administeredconcomitantly with fludarabine at a dose of about 10 mg/m² to about 50mg/m², preferably about 20 mg/m² to about 40 mg/m², for example about 30mg/m². In some embodiments, lymphodepletion is performed byadministration of fludarabine at a dose of about 10 mg/m² to about 50mg/m², preferably about 20 mg/m² to about 40 mg/m², for example about 30mg/m². In such embodiments, the fludarabine can be administeredconcomitantly with cyclophosphamide at a dose of about 200 mg/m² toabout 900 mg/m², preferably about 400 to about 600 mg/m², for example500 mg/m².

In some embodiments, patients or subjects are not lymphodepleted priorto blood being withdrawn to produce the autologous modified immuneeffector cells.

In some embodiments, the modified immune effector cells are autologousto the subject. In some embodiments, the modified immune effector cellsare allogeneic to the subject.

In some embodiments, an amount of modified immune effector cells that isadministered to a subject in need thereof and the amount is determinedbased on the efficacy and the potential of inducing acytokine-associated toxicity.

The administration of compositions described herein can be carried outin any convenient manner, including by aerosol inhalation, injection,ingestion, transfusion, implantation or transplantation. Thecompositions described herein can be administered to a patientsubcutaneously, intradermally, intratumorally, intranodally,intramedullary, intramuscularly, by intravenous (i.v.) injection, orintraperitoneally. In one embodiment, the T cell compositions of thepresent invention are administered to a patient by intradermal orsubcutaneous injection. In another embodiment, the immune effector cellcompositions of the present invention are administered by i.v.injection. The compositions of T cells can be injected directly into alymph node, or site of primary tumor or metastasis.

The dosage of the above treatments to be administered to a patient willvary with the precise nature of the condition being treated and therecipient of the treatment. The scaling of dosages for humanadministration can be performed according to art-accepted practices. Forexample, the dose of the above treatment can be in the range of 1×10⁴CAR+ cells/kg to 5×10⁶ CAR+ cells/kg. Exemplary doses can be 1×10² CAR+cells/kg, 1×10³ CAR+ cells/kg, 1×10⁴ CAR+ cells/kg, 1×10⁵ CAR+ cells/kg,3×10⁵ CAR+ cells/kg, 1×10⁶ CAR+ cells/kg, 5×10⁶ CAR+ cells/kg, 1×10⁷CAR+ cells/kg, 1×10⁸ CAR+ cells/kg or 1×10⁹ CAR+ cells/kg. Theappropriate dose can be adjusted accordingly for an adult or a pediatricpatient.

Alternatively, a typical amount of immune effector cells administered toa mammal (e.g., a human) can be, for example, in the range of onehundred, one thousand, ten thousand, one million to 100 billion cells;however, amounts below or above this exemplary range are within thescope of the invention. For example, the dose of inventive host cellscan be about 1 million to about 50 billion cells (e.g., about 5 millioncells, about 25 million cells, about 500 million cells, about 1 billioncells, about 5 billion cells, about 20 billion cells, about 30 billioncells, about 40 billion cells, or a range defined by any two of theforegoing values), about 10 million to about 100 billion cells (e.g.,about 20 million cells, about 30 million cells, about 40 million cells,about 60 million cells, about 70 million cells, about 80 million cells,about 90 million cells, about 10 billion cells, about 25 billion cells,about 50 billion cells, about 75 billion cells, about 90 billion cells,or a range defined by any two of the foregoing values), about 100million cells to about 50 billion cells (e.g., about 120 million cells,about 250 million cells, about 350 million cells, about 450 millioncells, about 650 million cells, about 800 million cells, about 900million cells, about 3 billion cells, about 30 billion cells, about 45billion cells, or a range defined by any two of the foregoing values).

Therapeutic or prophylactic efficacy can be monitored by periodicassessment of treated patients. For repeated administrations overseveral days or longer, depending on the condition, the treatment isrepeated until a desired suppression of disease symptoms occurs.However, other dosage regimens can be useful and are within the scope ofthe invention. The desired dosage can be delivered by a single bolusadministration of the composition, by multiple bolus administrations ofthe composition, or by continuous infusion administration of thecomposition.

In some embodiments, an amount of modified effector cells isadministered to a subject in need thereof and the amount is determinedbased on the efficacy and the potential of inducing acytokine-associated toxicity. In another embodiment, the modifiedeffector cells are CARP and CD3⁺ cells. In some cases, an amount ofmodified effector cells comprises about 10⁴ to about 10⁹ modifiedeffector cells/kg. In some cases, an amount of modified effector cellscomprises about 10⁴ to about 10⁵ modified effector cells/kg. In somecases, an amount of modified effector cells comprises about 10⁵ to about10⁶ modified effector cells/kg. In some cases, an amount of modifiedeffector cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁷ modified effectorcells/kg. In some cases, an amount of modified effector cells comprises>10⁴ but ≤10⁵ modified effector cells/kg. In some cases, an amount ofmodified effector cells comprises >10⁵ but ≤10⁶ modified effectorcells/kg. In some cases, an amount of modified effector cells comprises>10⁶ but ≤10⁷ modified effector cells/kg.

In one embodiment, the modified immune effector cells are targeted tothe cancer via regional delivery directly to the tumor tissue. Forexample, in ovarian cancer, the modified immune effector cells can bedelivered intraperitoneally (IP) to the abdomen or peritoneal cavity.Such IP delivery can be performed via a port or pre-existing port placedfor delivery of chemotherapy drugs. Other methods of regional deliveryof modified immune effector cells can include catheter infusion intoresection cavity, ultrasound guided intratumoral injection, hepaticartery infusion or intrapleural delivery.

In one embodiment, a subject in need thereof, can begin therapy with afirst dose of modified immune effector cells delivered via IP followedby a second dose of modified immune effector cells delivered via IV. Ina further embodiment, the second dose of modified immune effector cellscan be followed by subsequent doses which can be delivered via IV or IP.In one embodiment, the duration between the first and second or furthersubsequent dose can be about: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30days. In one embodiment, the duration between the first and second orfurther subsequent dose can be about: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, or 36 months. In another embodiment, theduration between the first and second or further subsequent dose can beabout: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 years.

In another embodiment, a catheter can be placed at the tumor ormetastasis site for further administration of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10 doses of modified immune effector cells. In some cases, doses ofmodified effector cells can comprise about 10² to about 10⁹ modifiedeffector cells/kg. In cases where toxicity is observed, doses ofmodified effector cells can comprise about 10² to about 10⁵ modifiedeffector cells/kg. In some cases, doses of modified effector cells canstart at about 10² modified effector cells/kg and subsequent doses canbe increased to about: 10⁴, 10⁵, 10⁶, 10⁷, 10⁸ or 10⁹ modified effectorcells/kg.

The immune effector cells expressing the disclosed nucleic acidsequences, or a vector comprising the those nucleic acid sequences, canbe administered with one or more additional therapeutic agents, whichcan be co-administered to the mammal. By “co-administering” is meantadministering one or more additional therapeutic agents and theinventive host cells or the inventive vector sufficiently close in timeto enhance the effect of one or more additional therapeutic agents, orvice versa. In this regard, the immune effector cells described hereinor a vector described herein can be administered simultaneously with oneor more additional therapeutic agents, or first, and the one or moreadditional therapeutic agents can be administered second, or vice versa.Alternatively, the disclosed immune effector cells or the vectorsdescribed herein and the one or more additional therapeutic agents canbe administered simultaneously.

An example of a therapeutic agents that can be included in orco-administered with the inventive host cells and/or the inventivevectors are interleukins, cytokines, interferons, adjuvants andchemotherapeutic agents. In some embodiments, the additional therapeuticagents are IFN-alpha, IFN-beta, IFN-gamma, GM-CSF, G-CSF, M-CSF,LT-beta, TNF-alpha, growth factors, and hGH, a ligand of human Toll-likereceptor TLR1, TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, TLR5, TLR6, TLR7, TLR8, TLR9, andTLR10.

A. Modified Immune Effector Cell Doses

In some embodiments, an amount of modified immune effector cellsadministered comprises about 10² to about 10⁹ modified effector cells/kgof the subject's body weight. In some embodiments, an amount of modifiedimmune effector cells administered comprises about 10³ to about 10⁹modified effector cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In someembodiments, an amount of modified immune effector cells administeredcomprises about 10⁴ to about 10⁹ modified effector cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some cases, an amount of modified effectorcells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁹ modified effector cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some cases, an amount of modified effectorcells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁸ modified effector cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some cases, an amount of modified effectorcells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁷ modified effector cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some cases, an amount of modified effectorcells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁹ modified effector cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some cases, an amount of modified effectorcells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁸ modified effector cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some cases, an amount of modified effectorcells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁹ modified effector cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some cases, an amount of modified effectorcells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁶ modified effector cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some cases, an amount of modified effectorcells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁷ modified effector cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some cases, an amount of modified effectorcells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁸ modified effector cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some cases, an amount of modified effectorcells comprises about 10⁸ to about 10⁹ modified effector cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some instances, an amount of modified effectorcells comprises about 10⁹ modified effector cells/kg of the subject'sbody weight. In some instances, an amount of modified effector cellscomprises about 10⁸ modified effector cells/kg of the subject's bodyweight. In some instances, an amount of modified effector cellscomprises about 10⁷ modified effector cells/kg of the subject's bodyweight. In some instances, an amount of modified effector cellscomprises about 10⁶ modified effector cells/kg of the subject's bodyweight. In some instances, an amount of modified effector cellscomprises about 10⁵ modified effector cells/kg of the subject's bodyweight. In some instances, an amount of modified effector cellscomprises about 10⁴ modified effector cells/kg of the subject's bodyweight. In some instances, an amount of modified effector cellscomprises about 10³ modified effector cells/kg of the subject's bodyweight. In some instances, an amount of modified effector cellscomprises about 10² modified effector cells/kg of the subject's bodyweight.

In some embodiments, the modified immune effector cells are modifiedCAR-T cells. In some instances, the modified CAR-T cells furthercomprise one or more miRNA(s) as described herein. In some cases, anamount of modified CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁴ to about 10⁹ modifiedCAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofmodified CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁹ modified CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofmodified CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁸ modified CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofmodified CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁷ modified CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofmodified CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁹ modified CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofmodified CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁸ modified CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofmodified CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁹ modified CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofmodified CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁶ modified CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofmodified CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁷ modified CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofmodified CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁸ modified CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofmodified CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁸ to about 10⁹ CAR-T cells/kg ofthe subject's body weight. In some instances, an amount of modifiedCAR-T cells comprises about 10⁹ modified CAR-T cells/kg of the subject'sbody weight. In some instances, an amount of modified CAR-T cellscomprises about 10⁸ modified CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's bodyweight. In some instances, an amount of modified CAR-T cells comprisesabout 10⁷ modified CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In someinstances, an amount of modified CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶modified CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some instances,an amount of modified CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ modified CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight.

In some embodiments, the modified CAR-T cells are CD19-specific CAR-Tcells. In some cases, an amount of CD19-specific CAR-T cells comprisesabout 10⁵ to about 10⁹ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. Insome cases, an amount of CD19-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵to about 10⁸ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases,an amount of CD19-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁷CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofCD19-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofCD19-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁸ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofCD19-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofCD19-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁶ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofCD19-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁷ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofCD19-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁸ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofCD19-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁸ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some instances, an amount ofCD19-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁹ CAR-T cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some instances, an amount of CD19-specificCAR-T cells comprises about 10⁸ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's bodyweight. In some instances, an amount of CD19-specific CAR-T cellscomprises about 10⁷ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In someinstances, an amount of CD19-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some instances, anamount of CD19-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ CAR-T cells/kgof the subject's body weight.

In some embodiments, the modified CAR-T cells are CD33-specific CAR-Tcells. In some cases, an amount of CD33-specific CAR-T cells comprisesabout 10⁵ to about 10⁹ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. Insome cases, an amount of CD33-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵to about 10⁸ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases,an amount of CD33-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁷CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofCD33-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofCD33-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁸ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofCD33-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofCD33-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁶ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofCD33-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁷ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofCD33-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁸ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofCD33-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁸ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some instances, an amount ofCD33-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁹ CAR-T cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some instances, an amount of CD33-specificCAR-T cells comprises about 10⁸ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's bodyweight. In some instances, an amount of CD33-specific CAR-T cellscomprises about 10⁷ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In someinstances, an amount of CD33-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some instances, anamount of CD33-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ CAR-T cells/kgof the subject's body weight.

In some embodiments, the modified CAR-T cells are MUC1-specific CAR-Tcells. In some cases, an amount of MUC1-specific CAR-T cells comprisesabout 10⁵ to about 10⁹ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. Insome cases, an amount of MUC1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵to about 10⁸ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases,an amount of MUC1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁷CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofMUC1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofMUC1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁸ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofMUC1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofMUC1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁶ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofMUC1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁷ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofMUC1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁸ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofMUC1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁸ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some instances, an amount ofMUC1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁹ CAR-T cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some instances, an amount of MUC1-specificCAR-T cells comprises about 10⁸ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's bodyweight. In some instances, an amount of MUC1-specific CAR-T cellscomprises about 10⁷ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In someinstances, an amount of MUC1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some instances, anamount of MUC1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ CAR-T cells/kgof the subject's body weight.

In some embodiments, the modified CAR-T cells are MUC16-specific CAR-Tcells. In some cases, an amount of MUC16-specific CAR-T cells comprisesabout 10⁵ to about 10⁹ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. Insome cases, an amount of MUC16-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵to about 10⁸ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases,an amount of MUC16-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁷CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofMUC16-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofMUC16-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁸ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofMUC16-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofMUC16-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁶ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofMUC16-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁷ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofMUC16-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁸ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofMUC16-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁸ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some instances, an amount ofMUC16-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁹ CAR-T cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some instances, an amount of MUC16-specificCAR-T cells comprises about 10⁸ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's bodyweight. In some instances, an amount of MUC16-specific CAR-T cellscomprises about 10⁷ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In someinstances, an amount of MUC16-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some instances, anamount of MUC16-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ CAR-T cells/kgof the subject's body weight.

In some embodiments, the modified CAR-T cells are ROR1-specific CAR-Tcells. In some cases, an amount of ROR1-specific CAR-T cells comprisesabout 10⁵ to about 10⁹ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. Insome cases, an amount of ROR1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵to about 10⁸ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases,an amount of ROR1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁷CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofROR1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofROR1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁸ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofROR1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofROR1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁶ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofROR1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁷ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofROR1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁸ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofROR1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁸ to about 10⁹ CAR-Tcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some instances, an amount ofROR1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁹ CAR-T cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some instances, an amount of ROR1-specificCAR-T cells comprises about 10⁸ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's bodyweight. In some instances, an amount of ROR1-specific CAR-T cellscomprises about 10⁷ CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In someinstances, an amount of ROR1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁶CAR-T cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some instances, anamount of ROR1-specific CAR-T cells comprises about 10⁵ CAR-T cells/kgof the subject's body weight.

In some embodiments, the modified T cells are engineered TCR T-cells. Insome cases, an amount of engineered TCR T-cells comprises about 10⁵ toabout 10⁹ TCR cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, anamount of engineered TCR cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁸ TCRcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofengineered TCR cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁷ TCR cells/kg ofthe subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount of engineered TCRcells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁹ TCR cells/kg of the subject'sbody weight. In some cases, an amount of engineered TCR cells comprisesabout 10⁶ to about 10⁸ TCR cells/kg of the subject's body weight. Insome cases, an amount of engineered TCR cells comprises about 10⁷ toabout 10⁹ TCR cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, anamount of engineered TCR cells comprises about 10⁵ to about 10⁶ TCRcells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount ofengineered TCR cells comprises about 10⁶ to about 10⁷ TCR cells/kg ofthe subject's body weight. In some cases, an amount of engineered TCRcells comprises about 10⁷ to about 10⁸ TCR cells/kg of the subject'sbody weight. In some cases, an amount of engineered TCR cells comprisesabout 10⁸ to about 10⁹ TCR cells/kg of the subject's body weight. Insome instances, an amount of engineered TCR cells comprises about 10⁹TCR cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some instances, an amountof engineered TCR cells comprises about 10⁸ TCR cells/kg of thesubject's body weight. In some instances, an amount of engineered TCRcells comprises about 10⁷ TCR cells/kg of the subject's body weight. Insome instances, an amount of engineered TCR cells comprises about 10⁶TCR cells/kg of the subject's body weight. In some instances, an amountof engineered TCR cells comprises about 10⁵ TCR cells/kg of thesubject's body weight.

It is to be noted that dosage values may vary with the type and severityof the condition to be alleviated. It is to be further understood thatfor any particular subject, specific dosage regimens should be adjustedover time according to the individual need and the professional judgmentof the person administering or supervising the administration of thecompositions, and that dosage ranges set forth herein are exemplary onlyand are not intended to limit the scope or practice of the claimedcomposition.

In some embodiments, the cancer whose phenotype is determined by themethod of the present disclosure is an epithelial cancer such as, butnot limited to, bladder cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, coloncancer, gynecologic cancers, renal cancer, laryngeal cancer, lungcancer, oral cancer, head and neck cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreaticcancer, prostate cancer, or skin cancer. In other embodiments, thecancer is breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, or colon cancer.

B. Combination Therapies

In certain embodiments, the modified immune effector cells andcompositions thereof described herein may be used, alone or with othertherapies, to treat cancers that have about 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30,35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% average response rate to standard therapy (including but not limitedto chemotherapy, chemotherapy and current clinical trial therapies).Such cancers include but are not limited to, Hodgkin's lymphoma,melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), microsatellite instability(MSI)-high or mismatch repair (MMR)-deficient solid tumors, CSCC, RCC,CRC, melanoma, Merkel cell cancer, bladder cancer, RCC, hepatocellularcarcinoma (HCC), head & neck cancer (H&N), cervical cancer, gastriccancer, small cell lung cancer (SCLC), endometrial cancer, mesothelioma,ovarian cancer, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), breast cancer,colorectal cancer (CRC), pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer.

In some embodiments, the compositions described herein can beadministered as a combination therapy with an additional therapeuticagent. In some embodiments, an additional therapeutic agent comprises abiological molecule, such as an antibody. For example, treatment caninvolve the combined administration of the modified immune effectorcells as described herein with antibodies against tumor-associatedantigens including, but not limited to, antibodies that bind EGFR,HER2/ErbB2, and/or VEGF. In certain embodiments, the additionaltherapeutic agent is an antibody specific for a cancer stem cell marker.In certain embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an antibodythat is an angiogenesis inhibitor (e.g., an anti-VEGF or VEGF receptorantibody). In certain embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent isbevacizumab (AVASTIN), ramucirumab, trastuzumab (HERCEPTIN), pertuzumab(OMNITARG), panitumumab (VECTIBIX), nimotuzumab, zalutumumab, orcetuximab (ERBITUX). In some embodiments, an additional therapeuticagent comprises an agent such as a small molecule. For example,treatment can involve the combined administration of the modified immuneeffector cells as described herein with a small molecule that acts as aninhibitor against tumor-associated antigens including, but not limitedto, EGFR, HER2 (ErbB2), and/or VEGF. In some embodiments, the modifiedimmune effector cells as described herein administered in combinationwith a protein kinase inhibitor selected from the group consisting of:gefitinib (IRESSA), erlotinib (TARCEVA), sunitinib (SUTENT), lapatanib,vandetanib (ZACTIMA), AEE788, CI-1033, cediranib (RECENTIN), sorafenib(NEXAVAR), and pazopanib (GW786034B). In some embodiments, an additionaltherapeutic agent comprises an mTOR inhibitor. In another embodiment,the additional therapeutic agent is chemotherapy or other inhibitorsthat reduce the number of T_(RE)G cells. In certain embodiments, thetherapeutic agent is cyclophosphamide or an anti-CTLA4 antibody. Inanother embodiment, the additional therapeutic reduces the presence ofmyeloid-derived suppressor cells. In a further embodiment, theadditional therapeutic is carbotaxol. In a further embodiment, theadditional therapeutic agent is ibrutinib. In some embodiments, anadditional therapeutic agent comprises an anti-PD-1 or anti-PDL1inhibitor. In some embodiments, the method can further comprise one ormore checkpoint inhibitors in combination with modified immune effectorcells as described herein. In some embodiments, the additionalcheckpoint inhibitor can be an anti-CTLA-4 antibody. The anti-CTLA-4antibody (e.g., ipilimumab) has shown durable anti-tumor activities andprolonged survival in participants with advanced melanoma, resulting inits Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 2011. See Hodi etal., Improved survival with ipilimumab in patients with metastaticmelanoma. N Engl J Med. (2010) Aug. 19; 363(8):711-23. In someembodiments, the one or more checkpoint inhibitors can be an anti-PD-L1antibody. In some embodiments, the anti-PD-L1 antibody can be a fulllength atezolizumab (anti-PD-L1), avelumab (anti-PD-L1), durvalumab(anti-PD-L1), or a fragment or a variant thereof. In some embodiments,the one or more checkpoint inhibitors can be any one or more of CD27inhibitor, CD28 inhibitor, CD40 inhibitor, CD122 inhibitor, CD137inhibitor, OX40 (also known as CD134) inhibitor, GITR inhibitor, ICOSinhibitor, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the one ormore checkpoint inhibitors can be any one or more of A2AR inhibitor,B7-H3 (also known as CD276) inhibitor, B7-H4 (also known as VTCN1)inhibitor, BTLA inhibitor, IDO inhibitor, KIR inhibitor, LAG3 inhibitor,TIM-3 inhibitor, VISTA inhibitor, or any combination thereof.

In certain embodiments, an additional therapeutic agent comprises asecond immunotherapeutic agent. In some embodiments, the additionalimmunotherapeutic agent includes, but is not limited to, a colonystimulating factor, an interleukin, an antibody that blocksimmunosuppressive functions (e.g., an anti-CTLA-4 antibody, anti-CD28antibody, anti-CD3 antibody, anti-PD-L1 antibody, anti-TIGIT antibody),an antibody that enhances immune cell functions (e.g., an anti-GITRantibody, an anti-OX-40 antibody, an anti-CD40 antibody, or ananti-4-1BB antibody), a toll-like receptor (e.g., TLR4, TLR7, TLR9), asoluble ligand (e.g., GITRL, GITRL-Fc, OX-40L, OX-40L-Fc, CD40L,CD40L-Fc, 4-1BB ligand, or 4-1BB ligand-Fc), or a member of the B7family (e.g., CD80, CD86). In some embodiments, the additionalimmunotherapeutic agent targets CTLA-4, CD28, CD3, PD-L1, TIGIT, GITR,OX-40, CD-40, or 4-1BB.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an additionalimmune checkpoint inhibitor. As used herein, “an immune checkpointinhibitor” is an agent that inhibits the activity of an immunecheckpoint protein. In some embodiments, the additional immunecheckpoint inhibitor is an anti-PD-L1 antibody, an anti-CTLA-4 antibody,an anti-CD28 antibody, an anti-TIGIT antibody, an anti-LAG3 antibody, ananti-TIM3 antibody, an anti-GITR antibody, an anti-4-1BB antibody, or ananti-OX-40 antibody. In some embodiments, the additional therapeuticagent is an anti-TIGIT antibody. In some embodiments, the additionaltherapeutic agent is an anti-PD-L1 antibody selected from the groupconsisting of: BMS935559 (MDX-1105), atexolizumab (MPDL3280A),durvalumab (MEDI4736), and avelumab (MSB0010718C). In some embodiments,the additional therapeutic agent is an anti-CTLA-4 antibody selectedfrom the group consisting of: ipilimumab (YERVOY) and tremelimumab. Insome embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an anti-LAG-3antibody selected from the group consisting of: BMS-986016 and LAG525.In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an anti-OX-40antibody selected from the group consisting of: MEDI6469, MEDI0562, andMOXR0916. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is ananti-4-1BB antibody selected from the group consisting of: PF-05082566.In some embodiments, the modified immune effector cells as describedherein can be administered in combination with a biologic moleculeselected from the group consisting of: cytokines, adrenomedullin (AM),angiopoietin (Ang), BMPs, BDNF, EGF, erythropoietin (EPO), FGF, GDNF,granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte-macrophagecolony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), macrophage colony stimulating factor(M-CSF), stem cell factor (SCF), GDF9, HGF, HDGF, IGF,migration-stimulating factor, myostatin (GDF-8), NGF, neurotrophins,PDGF, thrombopoietin, TGF-α, TGF-β, TNF-α, VEGF, P1GF, gamma-IFN, IL-1,IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-12, IL-15, and IL-18.

XVI. Personalized Therapy

In an embodiment, the invention involves the detection of a disease ordisorder associated with the overexpression of an antigen in a subject.The method of detection comprises: a) contacting a sample from a subjectwith one or more of the antibodies, or antigen-binding fragmentsthereof, that are described herein; and b) detecting an increased levelof binding of the antibody or fragment thereof to the sample as comparedto such binding to a control sample lacking the disease, therebydetecting the disease in the subject. In certain embodiments, thedisease is cancer. In certain such embodiments, the cancer is selectedfrom the group of ovarian cancer and breast cancer. While not intendingto limit the method of detection, in one embodiment detection of bindingis immunohistochemical, for example by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA), fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), Western blot,immunoprecipitation, and/or radiographic imaging.

In an embodiment of the invention, a collection approach is used totransform the personalized cell therapy landscape for patients,including cancer patients. The approach includes the use of a developedand validated collection of non-viral plasmids to targettumor-associated antigens. These design and manufacturing advantagesinclude the use of UltraCAR-T™ technology for generation of geneticallymodified cells, coupled with the capabilities of the UltraPorator™electroporation system. These methods, compounds and compositions allowtherapies and treatment options to assist cancer centers and physiciansdeliver personalized, autologous genetically modified cell treatmentswith overnight manufacturing to cancer patients. Based on the patient'scancer indication and/or biomarker profile, one or more non-viralplasmids may be selected from the library to build a personalizedUltraCAR-T cell treatment. After initial treatment, this approach haspotential to allow re-dosing of UltraCAR-T cells targeting the same ornew tumor antigen(s) based on the treatment response and the changes inantigen expression of the patient's tumor. The combination of theadvanced UltraVector™ DNA construction platform and the ease ofovernight manufacturing gives this library approach an advantage overtraditional T-cell therapies.

Provided herein is a method for the treatment of a disease or disordercomprising the serial administration of polynucleotides encoding achimeric antigen receptor or a cell comprising the same. The disease ordisorder may, for example, be a cancer or auto-immune disease ordisorders. The polynucleotides may be present in a viral or non-viralvector. The chimeric antigen receptors selected from a collection ofchimeric antigen receptors having different structural compositions andbinding specificities for an array of antigen targets.

In certain embodiments, the collection of chimeric antigen receptorscomprises a chimeric antigen receptor that targets at least one of thefollowing antigens: BCMA, CAIX, CA125, CCR4, CD3, CD4, CD5, CD7, CD16,CD19, CD20, CD22, CD24, CD25, CD28, CD30, CD33, CD38, CD40, CD44,CD44v6, CD44v7/v8, CD47, CD52, CD56, CD70, CD79b, CD80, CD81, CD86,CD123, CD133, CD138, CD151, CD171, CD174, CD276, CEA, CEACAM6, CLL-1,c-MET, CS1, CSPG4, CTLA-4, DLL3, EDB-F, EGFR, EGFR2, EGFRvIII, EGP-2,EGP-40, EphA2, FAP, FLT1, FLT4, Folate-binding Protein, Folate Receptor,Folate receptor α, α-Folate receptor, Frizzled, GD2, GD3, GHR, GHRHR,GITR, GPC3, Gp100, gp130, HBV antigens, HER1, HER2, HER3, HER4, h5T4,HVEM, IGF1R, IgKAppa, IL-1-RAP, IL-2R, IL6R, IL-11Rα, IL-13R-a2, KDR,KRASG12V, LewisA, LewisY, L1-CAM, LIFRP, LRP5, LTPR, MAGE-A, MAGE-A1,MAGE-A10, MAGE-A3, MAGEA3/A6, MAGE-A4, MAGE-A6, MART-1, MCAM,mesothelin, PSCA, Mucins such as MUC1, MUC4 or MUC16, NGFR, NKG2D,Notch-1-4, NY-ESO-1, O-acetylGD2, O-acetylGD3, OX40, P53, PD1, PDE10A,PD-L1, PD-L2, PRAME, PSMA, PTCH1, RANK, Robol, ROR1, ROR1R, ROR-2, TACI,TAG-72, TCRα, TCRp, TGF, TGFBeta, TGFBeta-II, TGFBR1, TGFBR2, Titin,TLR7, TLR9, TNFR1, TNFR2, TNFRSF4, TRBC1, TWEAK-R, VEGF, VEGF-R2, andWT-1. In certain embodiments, the collection of chimeric antigenreceptors comprises a chimeric antigen receptor that targets at leastone of the following antigens: B7H4, BCMA, BTLA, CA125, CAIX, CCR4,CD123, CD133, CD137, CD138, CD151, CD16, CD171, CD174, CD19, CD20, CD22,CD24, CD25, CD276, CD28, CD3, CD30, CD33, CD38, CD4, CD40, CD44, CD44v6,CD44v7/v8, CD47, CD5, CD52, CD56, CD7, CD70, CD79b, CD80, CD81, CD86,CEA, CEACAM6, CLL-1, c-MET, CS1, CSPG4, CTLA-4, DLL3, EDB-F, EGFR,EGFR2, EGFRvIII, EGP-2, EGP-40, EphA2, HER1, HER2, HER3, HER4, FAP,FLT1, FLT4, Folate receptor α, Folate-binding protein, folate receptor,Frizzled, GD2, GD3, GHR, GHRHR, GITR, Gp100, gp130, GPC3, h5T4, HBVantigens, HER1/HER3, HPV antigens, HVEM, IGF1R, IgKAppa, IL-11Rα,IL-13R-a2, IL-1-RAP, IL-2R, IL6R, KDR, KRASG12V, L1-CAM, LewisA, LewisY,LIFRP, LRP5, LTPR, MAGE-A, MAGE-A1, MAGE-A10, MAGE-A3, MAGEA3/A6,MAGE-A4, MAGE-A6, MART-1, MCAM, Mesothelin, mucins such as MUC1 andMUC16, NGFR, NKG2D, Notch 1-4, NY-ESO-1, O-acetylGD2, O-acetylGD3, OX40,P53, PD1, PDE10A, PD-L1, PD-L2, PMSA, PRAME, PSCA, PSMA, PTCH1, RANK,Robol, ROR1, ROR1R, ROR-2, TACI, TAG-72, TCRα, TCRp, TGF, TGFβ, TGFβ-II,TGFBR1, TGFBR2, Titin, TLR7, TLR9, TNFR1, TNFR2, TNFRSF4, TRBC1,TWEAK-R, VEGF, VEGF-R2, and WT-1.

In certain embodiments, the method comprises a first administration ofcells expressing one or more chimeric antigen receptors from thecollection followed by a second administration of cells expressing oneor more chimeric antigen receptors from the collection, wherein a periodof time elapses between the first and second administrations. In certainembodiments, the same one or more CARs in the first administration areadministered again. In certain other embodiments, at least one of theCARs expressed by cells in the second administration is different fromCARs in the first administration. In certain embodiments, the inventioncomprises a third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenthor any additional number of rounds of administration of cells expressingCARs selected from the collection, wherein in each subsequent round ofadministration a different CAR is administered which was notadministered in a previous round of treatment.

In certain embodiments, the dose of the cells is autologous. In certainembodiments, the dose of cells is allogenic. In certain embodiments, onedose of the cells is autologous and another dose is allogenic.

In certain embodiments, prior to a second or subsequent administrationof a CAR or CARs, a period of time is allowed to elapse that issufficient for biologic or therapeutic activity of one or more CARs in apreceding administration to become diminished from peak biologic ortherapeutic activity, become negligible or become undetectable. Incertain embodiments, a subsequent administration of a CAR takes place atleast one day following the previous administration of a CAR.

The polynucleotide encoding the CAR may be introduced into the cells ofa subject by way of viral transduction, non-viral transfection orelectroporation methods of delivery.

In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide encoding the CAR may beadministered as part of a vector, such as those described herein. Incertain embodiments of the invention, one or more polynucleotidesencoding a CAR further comprises nucleotide sequences encoding acytokine, a cell tag, and/or a gene switch, as described previously. Incertain embodiments, the vector comprises the polynucleotide encodingthe CAR and one or more polynucleotides encoding the cytokine, cell tag,and/or a gene switch.

In certain embodiments, the vector is a “regulatory approved vector,”meaning that it has been approved by a Regulatory Authority, national,supra-national (e.g., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), theEuropean Commission or the Council of the EU), regional, state or localregulatory agency, department, bureau, commission, council or othergovernmental entity, wherein such approval is necessary or sufficientfor the manufacture, distribution, use or sale of a vector in aregulatory jurisdiction. In certain embodiments, such a “regulatoryapproved vector” means a vector which has been approved, at a minimum,for use in human clinical safety trials (sometimes referred to as “phase1 clinical trial”) in a regulatory jurisdiction. “Clinical safety” or“Phase 1” trial means a trial to assess at least safety, optionally toassess safety and dosages, for analysis of side effects associated withthe test article, optionally to assess side effects in conjunction withvarying dosages. In certain embodiments, “regulatory approved vector”means a vector which has been approved, at a minimum, for use in “Phase2” studies. A “Phase 2” study is one in which the test article isadministered to a larger group human subjects (as compared to a smallerPhase 1 group of subjects) for evaluation of a larger group of patients(typically up to a few hundred) with a disease, disorder or conditionfor which the test article is developed, to initially assess itseffectiveness and to further study its safety. In certain embodiments, aPhase 2 study is to assess the optimal dose or doses of a test articleto maximize benefits, while minimizing risks. In certain embodiments,“regulatory approved vector” means a vector which has been approved, ata minimum, for use in “Phase 3” studies. A Phase 3 study (sometimesreferred to as “pivotal trials”) typically involves about 300 to 3,000participants from a patient population for which the test article isintended to be used. Participants in a Phase 3 study are typicallyassigned to receive either the test article or a placebo (a substancethat has no therapeutic effect). A Phase 3 study is intended todemonstrate whether or not a test article offers a treatment benefit toa specific population and to provide more detailed safety data, and toserve as the basis for product labeling in regard to diseases orconditions for which the test article may be used. In certainembodiments, “regulatory approved vector” means a vector which has beenapproved for commercial manufacturing, use or sale for treatment of adisease, disorder or condition in humans by a regulatory authority inthe regulatory jurisdiction (e.g., approval by U.S. FDA formanufacturing, use or sale in the United States of America). In certainembodiments, the “regulatory approved vector” is a regulatory approvedlentivirus vector, a regulatory approved retroviral vector, or aregulatory approved non-viral vector. In some embodiments, theregulatory approved vector is a non-viral vector that is a SleepingBeauty vector.

In certain embodiments, the regulatory authority governs approval ofpharmaceuticals, biologics, or other medicines or medical treatments ina country selected from the United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda,Albania, Armenia, Angola, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia andHerzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Benin,Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Botswana, Belarus, Belize, Canada, CentralAfrican Republic, Congo, Switzerland, Cote d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon,China (People's Republic of China (PCR)), Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,Cyprus, Czech, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic,Algeria, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, Gabon, UnitedKingdom, Grenada, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea,Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia,Ireland, Israel, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iceland, Italy,Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, Saint Kitts andNevis, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Kuwait,Kazakhstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Saint Lucia,Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg,Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro,Madagascar, North Macedonia, Mali, Mongolia, Mauritania, Malta, Malawi,Mexico, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua,Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Oman, Panama, Peru, Papua New Guinea,Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, RussianFederation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Singapore,Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Sao Tome andPrincipe, El Salvador, Syrian Arab Republic, Eswatini, Chad, Togo,Thailand, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Trinidad andTobago, United Republic of Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, United States ofAmerica, Uzbekistan, Saint Vincent and the Genadines, Viet Nam, Samoa,South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Andorra, ARIPO, Bangladesh,Bolivia, Cayman Islands, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gibraltar, Guam, Haiti, Iraq,Lebanon, Martinique, Micronesia, federated states of, Nauru, OAPI,Palestinian territory, occupied (Gaza), Pitcairn, Saint Barthélemy,Somalia, Taiwan, Tonga, Vanuatu, Yemen, Åland Islands, Anguilla, Aruba,Bermuda, Burundi, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Eurasian PatentOrganization, French Guiana, Greenland, Guernsey, Holy see (Vatican),Jamaica, Macau, Mauritius, Montserrat, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestinianterritory, occupied (West Bank), Puerto Rico, Saint Helena, South Sudan,Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Venezuela, American Samoa, Argentina, Bahamas,Bhutan, Cape Verde, Eritrea, European Union, French Polynesia,Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hong Kong, Kiribati, Maldives, Mayotte, Myanmar, NewCaledonia, Palau, Paraguay, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Suriname, Tokelau, Uruguay, and Western Sahara.

In certain embodiments, the regulatory authority is selected from amultinational organization, such as the World Health Organization, thePan-American Health Organization, the World Trade Organization (WTO),the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH), and the WorldIntellectual Property Organization (WIPO); and a national healthauthority, such as, in Asia and the Pacific, the Australian Government:Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government: TherapeuticGoods Administration (TGA), Brunei: Ministry of Health, People'sRepublic of China: State Food and Drug Administration, People's Republicof China: Ministry of Health, People's Republic of China: NationalMedical Products Administration, People's Republic of China: NationalInstitute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products,People's Republic of China: Ministry of Agriculture, Fiji: Ministry ofHealth, Hong Kong: Department of Health, India: Ministry of ConsumerAffairs, Food & Public Distribution, India: Central Drug StandardsControl Organization (CDSCO), India: Ministry of Food and ConsumerAffairs, Indonesia: Ministry of Health, Japan: Ministry of Health, Laborand Welfare, Japan: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices EvaluationAgency, Korea: Food and Drug Administration, Malaysia: Ministry ofHealth, Malaysia: National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, NewZealand: Ministry of Health, New Zealand: Medicines and Medical DevicesSafety Authority, New Zealand: Food Safety Authority, Papua New Guinea:Department of Health, Philippines: Department of Health, Philippines:National Food Authority, Singapore: Ministry of Health, Singapore:Health Sciences Authority, Sri Lanka: Ministry of Health, Taiwan:Department of Health, Taiwan: National Laboratories of Foods and Drugs,Thailand: Ministry of Public Health, Thailand: Food and DrugAdministration, Thailand: Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, inEurope, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), European CommissionDirectorate General: Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use, Andorra:Ministry of Health and Welfare, Armenia: Ministry of Health, Armenia:Drug and Medical Technology Agency, Austria: Secretariat of Health,Belgium: Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Belgium:Pharmaceutical Inspectorate, Belgium: Federal Agency for the Safety ofthe Food Chain, Bulgaria: Ministry of Health, Bulgaria: Drug Agency,Croatia: Ministry of Health and Social Care, Czech Republic: Ministry ofHealth, Czech Republic: State Institute for Drug Control, Denmark:Ministry of Health, Denmark: Danish Medicines Agency, Denmark:Veterinary and Food Administration, Estonia: State Agency of Medicines,Finland: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finnish MedicinesAgency, France: Ministry of Health, France: National Agency forVeterinary Medicinal Products, Georgia: Ministry of Labor, Health andSocial Affairs, Germany: Ministry of Health, Germany: Federal Institutefor Drugs and Medical Devices, Germany: Robert Koch Institute, Germany:Paul Ehrlich Institute, Germany: Federal Institute for Risk Assessment,Germany: Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture, Greece:Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity, Greece: National Organizationfor Medicines, Hungary: Ministry of Health, Social and Family Affairs,Hungary: National Institute of Pharmacy, Iceland: Ministry for Healthand Social Security, Icelandic Medicines Agency, Iceland: TheEnvironment Agency, Ireland: Department of Health and Children, IrishMedicines Board, Italy: Ministry of Health, Italy: National Institute ofHealth, Latvia: State Agency of Medicines, Lithuania: Ministry ofHealth, Lithuania: State Medicines Control Agency, Luxembourg: Ministryof Health, Malta: Ministry of Health, Elderly and Community Care,Netherlands: Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, Netherlands:Medicines Evaluation Board, Netherlands: Inspectorate for HealthProtection and Veterinary Public Health, Norway: Ministry of Health andCare Services, Norway: Norwegian Board of Health Supervision, Norway:Norwegian Medicines Agency, Norway: Ministry of Agriculture and Food,Poland: Ministry of Health and Social Security, Poland: Drug Institute,Portugal: Ministry of Health, Portugal: National Authority of Medicinesand Health Products, Romania: Ministry of Health and the Family, RussianFederation: Scientific Centre for Expert Evaluation of MedicinalProducts, Russian Federation: State Institute of Drugs and GoodPractices, San Marino, Ministry of Health and Social Security, NationalInsurance and Gender Equality (in Italian), Slovak Republic: Ministry ofHealth, Slovak Republic: State Institute for Drug Control, SlovakRepublic: State Veterinary and Food Administration, Slovenia: Ministryof Health, Slovenia: Institute of Public Health, Spain: Ministry ofHealth and Consumption; Spanish Agency for Medicines and HealthProducts, Sweden: Medical Products Agency, Sweden: National Board ofHealth and Welfare, Sweden: National Food Administration, Switzerland:Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland: Agency for TherapeuticProducts, Switzerland: Federal Veterinary Office, Turkey: Ministry ofHealth (in Turkish), Ukraine: Ministry of Health, UK: Department ofHealth, UK: Health Protection Agency, UK: Medicines and HealthcareProducts Regulatory Agency (MHRA), UK: National Institute for BiologicalStandards and Control, UK: Veterinary Medicines Directorate, in theMiddle East, the Bahrain: Ministry of Health, Israel: Ministry ofHealth, Israel: Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, Jordan: Ministryof Health, Lebanon: Ministry of Public Health, Palestinian Authority:Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Health, United ArabEmirates: Ministry of Health, United Arab Emirates: Federal Departmentof Pharmacies, Yemen: Ministry of Public Health & Population, in Africa,the Benin: Ministry of Health, Botswana: Ministry of Health, Egypt:Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Ghana: Ministry of Health,Ghana: Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Kenya: Ministry of Health,Maldives: Ministry of Health, Mauritius: Ministry of Health & Quality ofLife, Mauritius: Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security, Morocco:Ministry of Public Health, Namibia: Ministry of Health and SocialServices, Senegal: Ministry of Health and Prevention, South Africa:Department of Health, Swaziland: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare,Tanzania: Ministry of Health, Tunisia: Ministry of Public Health,Tunisia: Office of Pharmacy and Medicines, Uganda: Ministry of Health,Zimbabwe: Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, and in the Americas, theArgentina: Ministry of Health, Argentina: National Administration ofDrugs, Foods and Medical Technology, Belize: Ministry of Health,Bolivia: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Brazil: Ministry ofHealth, Brazil: National Health Surveillance Agency, Brazil: FundacaoOswaldo Cruz, Canada: Health Canada, Canada: Health Products and FoodBranch, Chile: Health Ministry, Chile: Institute of Public Health,Colombia: Ministry of Health, Colombia: INVIMA Instituto Nacional deVigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos, Costa Rica: Ministry of Health,Dominican Republic: Ministry of Agriculture, Ecuador: Ministry of PublicHealth, El Salvador: Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, ElSalvador: Ministry of Agriculture, Guatemala: Ministry of Health,Guyana: Ministry of Health, Guyana: National Bureau of Standards,Jamaica: Ministry of Health, Mexico: Ministry of Health, Mexico: FederalCommission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks, NetherlandsAntilles: Department of Public Health and Environmental Protection,Nicaragua: Ministry of Health, Panama: Ministry of Health, Peru:Ministry of Health, Peru: General Directorate of Medicines, Supplies andDrugs, St. Lucia: Ministry of Agriculture, Lands Forestry and Fisheries,Trinidad and Tobago: Ministry of Health, Trinidad & Tobago: Bureau ofStandards, United States of America (USA/U.S.): Food and DrugAdministration (FDA), Uruguay: Ministry of Public Health, and theVenezuela: Ministry of Health and Social Development. Other exemplaryregulatory authorities can also be found athttp://iaocr.com/clinical-research-regulations/regulatory-authority-links/andhttps://www.pda.org/scientific-and-regulatory-resources/global-regulatory-authority-websites.

In certain embodiments, cells expressing one or more CARs are isolatedfor continued ex vivo expansion and/or are cryopreserved for future use.

The present invention also relates to a composition comprising achimeric antigen receptor as described above.

The present invention further relates to a kit comprising a first vectorencoding a CAR as described above and a second vector encoding a CAR asdescribed above.

EXAMPLES

These Examples are provided for illustrative purposes only and not tolimit the scope of the claims provided herein. The following tableincludes abbreviations and special terms that apply to the Examplesonly. These abbreviations and special terms are not otherwise limiting,and neither replace nor narrow the broader definitions set forth above,which shall continue to apply to the claims.

TABLE 9 Abbreviations and Special Terms for Use in the ExamplesAbbreviation of Special Term Explanation Artificial A non-naturallyoccurring miRNA designed to target miRNA a specific gene CAR-T ChimericAntigen Receptor T Cell Guide miRNA The mature miRNA processed from thepre-miRNA that is complementary to an intended target gene LFC Log2 foldchange Mature miRNA The fully processed 21-23nt miRNA mbIL15 A fusionprotein comprising IL-15 and IL-15Rα, the protein comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 525 miRNA microRNA, a small RNA speciesgenerally 21-23nt in length that is complementary to a target mRNAtranscript and reduces expression of the target transcript througheither RNA degradation or inhibition of translation Passenger A maturemiRNA that may be processed from the side miRNA opposite of the guidemiRNA in the RNA stem-loop PD1 Silencer A genetic module encoded withinthe VVN-5351 trans- Module gene cassette designed to reduce expressionof PD1 within ROR1 + PD1 silencer cells. The module consists of a spliceunit containing a non-coding RNA that is processed by internal cellularmachinery into 2 unique microRNAs with homology to PD1 mRNA. Pre-miRNAPrecursor miRNA, which is the intermediate miRNA species that hasundergone the first processing step to remove the RNA stem-loopstructure from the primary mRNA transcript. Pre-miRNA undergoes a secondpro- cessing step in which the mature miRNA is cleaved and loaded intothe RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). R0R1 + PD1 ROR1 CAR-T cellsexpressing mbIL15 and HER1t with silencer cells anti-PD-1 miRNAsPri-miRNA/ The primary transcript encoding RNA stem-loop struc-pri-miRNA tures that are processed by the endogenous cellular scaffoldmachinery into precursor and then mature miRNA. The artificial pri-miRNAsequence and structures are based on endogenous human pri-miRNAs, hereinreferred to as a scaffold, with the natural guide and passenger strandsreplaced with a guide miRNA to target PD1 and a passenger miRNA tomaintain the predicted folded RNA structure. UTR Untranslated regionVVN-5351 A DNA transposon plasmid encoding the ROR1 UltraCAR-T transgenecassette plus a dual PD1- targeting miRNA in the 5′UTR encoded within asynthetic splice unit. VVN-5355 A DNA transposon plasmid encoding theROR1 UltraCAR-T transgene cassette.

Example 1. PD1 Module Design

The PD1-silencing module of miRNA-expressing ROR1 UltraCAR-T cellsencodes two artificial miRNAs designed to specifically reduce expressionof PD-1 mRNA within UltraCAR-T cells while avoiding off-target silencingof other endogenous transcripts. The two artificial miRNAs ofmiRNA-expressing ROR1 UltraCAR-T cells are encoded within a dual primarymiRNA (pri-miRNA) sequence placed within a 5′ UTR splice unit of theUltraCAR-T transgene cassette (FIG. 1B). The dual pri-miRNA formsstem-loop structures that are recognized and processed by cellularcomplexes to generate two unique 21-24 nucleotide mature guide miRNAsthat are homologous to specific sequences within the PD1 targettranscript. Interaction of the guide miRNAs with the PD1 target sequenceis expected to trigger the silencing of PD1 by induction of RNAdegradation or translational inhibition (Guo et al, 2010).

The guide miRNAs encoded within miRNA-expressing ROR1 UltraCAR-T cellswere designed to be highly specific for the PD1 target transcriptNM_005018.3 by implementation of an internally-designed computationalworkflow using a combination of twenty-one ranking parameters based onthree validated rules-based siRNA prediction algorithms (Amarzguioui andPrydz, 2004; Reynolds et al, 2004; Ui-Tei et al, 2004). Multi-levelspecificity profiling was performed against the human reference exome(RefSeq) and the activated T-cell transcriptome (Zhao et al, 2014) toensure that the mature miRNAs are highly specific for the PD1 targetgene. To further reduce risk of off-target silencing by the non-PD1targeting passenger strand miRNAs, pri-miRNA scaffolds were selectedthat produce a high ratio of guide:passenger miRNA (Miniarikova et al,2016). The PD1-targeting guide miRNA PD1_1843 was incorporated into apri-miRNA scaffold based on human miRNA hsa-miR-204 (accession#MI0000284) while the PD1_2061 guide miRNA was incorporated into thehsa-miR-206 (accession #MI0000490) scaffold. Mutations were created onthe passenger strand side of each pri-miRNA to assure the specific miRNAstructure was maintained and that thermodynamic stability was notsubstantially altered. RNA structures were predicted using CLC MainWorkbench software. The PD1 silencing module contains the miR204PD1_1843 pri-miRNA placed directly upstream of miR206 PD1_2061 pri-miRNAwithin a synthetic splice unit in the 5′ UTR of the CAR-T transgeneexpression cassette. The splice units were ordered as gBlock from IDTand can be cloned into Sleeping Beauty CAR vectors and can be cut usingClaI/NheI for cloning into the 5′UTR of any other Sleeping Beauty CARvector.

Example 2. Reduction of PD1 Transcript Expression by miRNAs

Primary human T cells were transfected with the constructs listed inTable 10 and expanded in vitro with the use of AaPC cells expressingcognate antigen that were grown in large batches and then frozen intoaliquots. The generated CAR-T cells were then further activated usinganti-CD3/anti-CD28 beads at a bead:T cell ratio of 1:1 and 1×10⁶ Tcells/mL for 48 hrs prior to harvesting the cells for RNA isolation. RNAisolation was performed according to manufacturer's recommended protocol(Qiagen) then subjected to RT-qPCR analysis using the SuperScript VILOMaster Mix with ezDNase (Invitrogen) and TaqMan FAST Advanced master mixfor qPCR to evaluate PD-1 expression levels using specific primer/probes(Human PD1: Hs00169472_m1; Human TIGIT: Hs00545087_m1; and Human ACTb:Hs99999903_m1). All samples were also normalized to beta-actinexpression levels. The relative expression values are based upon METmethod by normalizing to construct #1 (MUC16 CAR-T cells only). Resultsare shown in FIG. 2. Shown is the mean±SD from 3 donors.

TABLE 10 Description of constructs 1-8 as utilized in FIG. 2 sequencesof miRNA are as described in Table 4) Construct # miRNA Effector Genes 1N/A MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t 2 Scrambled 1 (SEQ ID NO: MUC16CAR-mbIL15-HER1t 586) 3 Scrambled 2 (SEQ ID NO: MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t582) 4 miR204 PD1 + miR206 MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t PD1 5 miR17 TIGITMUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t 6 miR150 TIGIT + miR206 MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1tPD1 7 miR204 PD1 + miR206 MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t PD1 + miR17 TIGIT 8 N/AMUC16 CAR + HER1t

The data demonstrates the specificity of PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor miRNAtargeting the intended sequence. CAR constructs that expressed thescrambled miRNA (Constructs 2 and 3) along with the CAR construct thatdid not express mbIL-15 (construct #8) did not show any decrease in PD-1expression whereas CAR constructs that contain PD-1 miRNA (construct 4)or a combination of PD-1 and TIGIT miRNA (constructs 6 and 7) did show adecrease in PD-1 expression. On the other hand, the CAR constructcontaining only a TIGIT miRNA sequence (construct 5) did not show anydecrease in PD-1 mRNA expression levels further demonstrating thespecificity in targeting.

Example 3. Downregulation of Targeted mRNA

Primary human T cells were transfected with a vector encodingCD33-specific CAR or a vector encoding MUC16-specific CAR. The vectorscomprise a synthetic intron containing miRNA sequences that target PD-1,PD-1 and/or TIGIT or a non-targeting scrambled control miRNA. T cellcultures were in vitro expanded using antigen presenting cells withcognate tumor antigen that were K562 cells modified to express eitherCD33 or MUC16 plus other co-stimulatory molecules (based on “Clone 1”)and at a ratio of 1:1 (AaPC:T cell). The generated CAR+ cells were thenstimulated with anti-CD3/anti-CD28 beads (1:1 bead:T cell ratio) in theabsence of cytokines for 48 hrs. RNA was isolated using Qiagen kits(AllPrep Universal DNA/RNA/miRNA kit #80224) as per manufacturer'sprotocol and utilized for the Human PanCancer Immune gene set panel Kitfrom Nanostring. Briefly, the RNA was hybridized with capture andreporter probe sets and samples processed then hybridized to the slideusing the nCounter Prep Station and transcript counts were generated bythe nCounter Digital Analyzer according to the manufacturer's protocol.Data validation, QC and normalization were performed by nSolver software(Nanostring Technologies).

The distribution of the transcript count data on the graph would be aline (from lower left to top right corner) with the slope of 1 if thesamples were identical. Data points falling off this line representvariations in transcript counts between the two samples. Counts thatwere found below the main line represent reduced expression whereascounts above the main line represent increased expression to the samplebeing compared. The transcript targeted by the miRNA, either PD-1 orTIGIT expressed in the CAR-T cells, specifically showed lower expressionof the transcripts of their respective targeted genes compared to theCAR-T cells without the miRNA. See FIG. 3A-B. In addition, to furtherdemonstrate the specificity of targeting, the CAR-T cells with thescrambled control miRNA had no alterations to the transcript levels ofeither PD-1 or TIGIT, as the data distribution in this graph remainedclose to the diagonal indicating very little variation in transcriptlevels. See FIG. 3C. Similar results were observed in T cellstransfected with the MUC16 CAR vector comprising a synthetic introncontaining miRNA sequences that target PD-1, PD-1 and/or TIGIT (see FIG.4A-C).

Example 4. Enhancement of Tumor Cell Cytotoxicity Effect of miRNA MUC16CAR-T Cells

Primary human T cells were transfected with a vector encodingMUC16-specific CAR and miRNA sequences that target two sequences withinthe PD-1 transcript, or with a vector that encodes the MUC16-specificCAR but not an miRNA. CAR-T cells used in this assay were in vitroexpanded, normalized for CAR expression then seeded in triplicates withGFP+ K562 cells expressing MUC16 (“tumor cells”) in 96 well plates atthe 3:1 E:T ratios. The plate was loaded into the IncuCyteS3 instrumentand 4 images per well were taken every 2 hr for 7 days. The IncuCyteSoftware was used to analyze the data and normalize the GFP+ cellcounts/image to the 0 hr time point.

The outgrowth assay determines the rate of target cell growth in thepresence or absence of CAR-T cells over the course of 7 days in culture.The lower target cell count in cultures containing CAR-T cells indicatethe CAR-T cytolytic activity. FIG. 5A depicts the difference between thetumor target cells only (black circle, filled) and the cells expressingthe MUC16-specific CAR only (open square), demonstrating the killingcapacity of the MUC16 CAR-T cells. The cells further expressing miRNAtargeting PD-1 (grey circle filled) further demonstrates improvedcytolytic activity, based upon the sustained low GFP+ counts over thetime course evaluation, compared to the cells expressing MUC16 specificCAR only (open square). This data demonstrates the enhanced cytolyticactivity of CAR-T cells containing PD-1 targeting miRNA.

A similar experiment was conducted utilizing GFP+ K562 cells expressingMUC16, PD-L1, and CD155. As shown in FIG. 5B, the difference between thetumor target cells only (square, filled) and cells expressing the CARonly (circle, open), demonstrates the killing capacity of the MUC16CAR-T cells. The CAR-T cells incorporating miRNAs targeting both PD-1and TIGIT (circle, filled) further demonstrates improved cytolyticactivity, based upon the sustained low GFP+ counts over the time courseevaluation, compared to the MUC16 CAR-T cells only (circle, filled).This data demonstrates the enhanced cytolytic activity of CAR-T cellscontaining 3 targeting miRNAs (2 for PD-1 and 1 for TIGIT) in a singleconstruct.

Example 5. Improvement of Cytokine Expression

Primary human T cells were transfected with vectors encodingMUC16-specific CAR but not miRNA targeting sequences, and vectorsencoding MUC16-specific CAR and single or combinations of miRNAtargeting sequences of PD-1 and TIGIT (see Table 11). In vitro expandedCAR-T cells were in vitro expanded, normalized for CAR expression thenseeded in triplicates in 96 well plates with K562 tumor target cellsexpressing truncated MUC16 9MUC16t) at an effector to target ratio of1:1 or the CAR-T cells were cultured in media alone. Culturesupernatants were collected after co-culturing for 3 days. Culturesupernatants were collected and interferon-gamma (IFNγ) andgranulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) was assessedby multiplex cytokine analysis (Luminex) according to manufacturer'sprotocol. Shown in FIG. 6 is the mean±SD from duplicate wells.

For the CAR-T cell constructs cultured in media only had basal levels ofIFNγ and GM-CSF detected. No cytokines were observed from the use oftarget cells or media only. The supernatants following co-culture ofMUC16 CAR-T cells only (Vector 1) with the tumor cells provided abaseline value for expression levels of IFNγ and GM-CSF. With theinclusion of checkpoint inhibitor miRNA into the CAR constructs,improved cytokine expression may be observed, particularly throughinhibition via the PD-1 pathway. In the constructs that contained dualPD-1 (Construct #3) or the combination of a single PD-1 and TIGIT miRNA(Construct #6) or dual PD-1 and a TIGIT miRNA (Constructs #10 and 11)provided higher levels of cytokine expression.

TABLE 11 Description of Constructs #1-11 in FIGS. 6A-D (sequences ofmiRNA are as described in Table 4) Constructs miRNA Effector genes 1 N/AMUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t 2 Scrambled control 1 MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t 3miR204 PD1 + miR206 PD1 MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t 4 miR17 TIGIT MUC16CAR-mbIL15-HER1t 5 miR17 TIGIT + miR206 MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t PD1 6miR150 TIGIT + miR206 MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t PD1 7 miR17 TIGIT + miR204MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t PD1 + miR206 PD1 8 miR17 TIGIT + miR204 MUC16CAR-mbIL15-HER1t PD1 + miR206 PD1extended v1 9 miR17 TIGIT + miR204MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t PD1 + miR206 PD1extended v2 10 miR204 PD1 +miR206 MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t PD1 + miR17 TIGIT 11 miR204 PD1 + miR206MUC16 CAR-mbIL15-HER1t PD1 + miR17 TIGITextended v1

Example 6. Tumor Burden in Treated Mice

Non-obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficiency (NOD/SCID) gammamice (NSG) mice were intraperitoneally implanted with fLUC-GFP+SK-OV-3tumor cells expressing MUCt on Day 0. Tumor burden was monitored inthese mice throughout the study using an in vivo imaging system (IVIS)by luminescence with an IVIS Spectrum instrument (Perkin Elmer). IVISdata was analyzed using the Living Image Software (Version 4.1) basedupon a defined region of interest to obtain total flux values(photons/sec). Prior to administration of the CAR-T cells, mice wererandomized based upon tumor burden and body weight into the differentgroups then administered the test articles on Day 6 All CARs testedexpressed the MUC16-specific CAR along with mbIL15 and HER1t and arereferred to as MUC16 CAR. All test articles were normalized to a 0.5×10⁶CAR-T cells/mouse and administered intraperitoneally. IVIS imaging wasperformed twice/week to monitor overall tumor burden in the mice. Datashown is the mean±SEM from n=4-8 mice/group.

As shown in FIG. 7, mice given saline only (gray-filled circles), hadcontinuous tumor growth as evidenced by the increasing total flux levelsobserved throughout the course of the study. Eventually, these micesuccumbed to the tumor burden and were euthanized. Mice given the MUC16CAR only (black-filled squares) were able to control tumor burden. CAR-Tcells expressing the checkpoint inhibitor miRNA to PD-1 and TIGIT withinthe constructs (open squares and circles) were found to maintainanti-tumor activity, based upon the decrease in tumor flux values tobackground levels. In addition, the CAR-T cells expressing thecheckpoint inhibitor miRNA to PD-1 and TIGIT showed a faster time frameand the rate of tumor burden decrease compared to the MUC16 CAR onlyconstruct.

Example 7. In Vivo Phenotyping Experiment

SKOV-3/MUC16 tumor bearing mice were administered CAR-T cells(expressing MUC16-specific CAR, mbIL15 and HER1t) of either CAR only orCAR with PD-1/PD-1 miRNA on Study Day 6. Whole blood from mice weretaken on Study Day 31 for phenotypic evaluation by flow cytometry of theadministered CAR-T cells. Briefly, cocktails of fluorescently conjugatedantibodies were used to stain the whole blood samples then concurrentlyfixed along with red blood cells lysis using a one-step Fix/Lyse buffer.The fixed samples were read on the flow cytometer (BD LSRFortessaX-20)instrument. CAR-T cells were identified based upon gating ofhCD45/CD3+/HER1t+ expression. In, FIG. 8A, the sample of CAR only(dotted line) shows high PD-1 expression, whereas the CAR with PD-1/PD-1miRNA (solid line) shows a significant decrease in the level of PD-1expression detected. To further quantify the reduced expression of PD-1detected on the CAR+ miRNA (PD-1/PD-1) group, the median fluorescentintensity (MFI) was examined (FIG. 8B). The mean MFI of PD1 expressionin mice given CAR-T cells (stripe bar) only was ˜709 whereas the meanMFI of the CAR-T cells with a PD-1/PD-1 miRNA (solid bar) was reduceddown to ˜236. The mean±SEM from 5-8 mice is shown.

Example 8. Specific PD-1 and TIGIT Downregulation

SKOV-3 tumor bearing mice were administered CAR-T cells (expressingMUC16-specific CAR (“MUC16 CAR”), mbIL15 and HER1t) of either CAR onlyor CAR with different checkpoint miRNA inhibitors (PD-1 and TIGIT) onStudy Day 6. See Table 12.

TABLE 12 Description of Groups #1-9 in FIGS. 9A-B Group CAR-T Cells 1Saline control 2 MUC16 CAR/mbIL15/HER1t 3 MUC16 CAR/mbIL15/HER1t +anti-PD1 4 MUC16 CAR/mbIL15/HER1t + scrambled miRNA 2 5 MUC16CAR/mbIL15/HER1t + miR206 PD1 6 MUC16 CAR/mbIL15/HER1t + miR17 TIGIT 7MUC16 CAR/mbIL15/HER1t + miR204 PD1/miR206 PD1 8 MUC16CAR/mbIL15/HER1t + miR150 TIGIT/miR206 PD-1 9 MUC16 CAR/mbIL15/HER1t +miR204 PD1/miR206 PD1/miR150 TIGIT

Whole blood from mice were taken on Study Day 45 (D45) for phenotypicevaluation by flow cytometry of the administered CAR-T cells. Briefly,cocktails of fluorescently conjugated antibodies, which includedspecific antibodies for human PD-1 and human TIGIT, were used to stainthe whole blood samples then fixed using a one step Fix/Lyse buffer. Thefixed samples were read on the flow cytometer (BD LSRFortessaX-20)instrument. CAR-T cells were identified in the mouse based upon gatingof hCD45/CD3+/HER1t+ expression. To further evaluate the specificity ofmiRNA used in the CAR vector for the checkpoint inhibitor, the medianfluorescent intensity (MFI) for expression of PD-1 and TIGIT wasanalyzed (FIGS. 9A and B). The MFI for PD-1 is shown on the left and theMFI for TIGIT is shown on the right for a quantitative assessment of theexpression levels for the same set of vectors. As shown in FIG. 9A,reduced expression of PD-1 was seen on the CAR-T cells for the groupsindicated with the down arrows (solid line for PD-1), which areconstructs with a PD-1 miRNA (single, double and in combination withanother miRNA checkpoint inhibitor), when compared to the CAR vectoronly. On the right side (downward dashed arrows) highlights cellpopulations with a reduced expression of TIGIT expression seen on theCAR-T cells. The downregulated expression of TIGIT corresponded to thesamples that contained a miRNA for TIGIT (either as a single or incombination with other checkpoint miRNA inhibitors). The mean±SEM from5-8 mice is shown.

Example 9. Expression of PD1-Targeting miRNAs in ROR1-Targeted CAR-TCells

Briefly, miRNA-expressing ROR1 UltraCAR-T cells or control ROR1UltraCAR-T cells were generated from T cells from five donors. PanTcells from five healthy donors were transfected with an indicatedtransposon vector (VVN-5355 or VVN-5351) plus SB11 transposase vector,and expanded by weekly stimulations for 4 weeks (˜35 days before addingbeads) with ROR1 antigen presenting cells. Following a rest period of7-8 days, UltraCAR-T cells were activated with CD3/CD28 dynabeads (1:1bead: T cell ratio, T cells at 1×10⁶ cells/mL) for 48 hours prior to RNAharvest, 7-8 days after the last AaPC stimulation. Expression ofPD1-targeting guide miRNAs and the impact on PD1 mRNA expression wereverified by RT-qPCR. Small RNAseq, which is an established method toidentify the predicted and alternate miRNA sequences that may arise froma pri-miRNA (Borel et al, 2018; Miniarikova et al, 2016), was performedto compare expression levels of the PD1-targeting guide miRNAs toadditional small RNA species, such as passenger miRNA, that may begenerated from the PD1 silencer module. Small RNAseq was also used toassess potential changes on global endogenous miRNA expression (Muelleret al, 2012). RNAseq analysis was performed to evaluate globaltranscript expression and to identify changes in molecular pathwaysignaling or off-target gene silencing attributed to the PD1 silencer.In silico miRNA target prediction was performed using the miRandaalgorithm to identify most likely targets of miRNAs generated from thePD1 silencer module. Expression of the predicted target genes wasevaluated by RNAseq. Details of each method is included in the sectionsbelow.

To characterize expression of miRNAs encoded by the PD1 silencer andimpact on PD1 transcript levels, RT-qPCR and small RNAseq wereperformed. To characterize changes in specific genes or cellularpathways, RNAseq was performed.

Nucleic acids were purified from cell pellets using Qiagen's AllPrepDNA/RNA/miRNA Universal kit (Cat #80224) following the manufacturersprotocol. Total RNA was eluted in 50 uL nuclease-free water andconcentration measured on a Nanodrop™ 2000 spectrophotometer.

To quantify the expression of PD1 guide and passenger miRNAs, total RNAwas used as input for cDNA synthesis using Qiagen's miRCURY LNA RT Kit(#339340). Per the manufacturer's protocol, cDNA was diluted 1:60 withnuclease-free water and 3 μL of the diluted cDNA was used as input forqPCR using miRCURY LNA SYBR Green PCR Kit (Qiagen #339345) with custommiRCURY LNA primers specific to the two PD1 guide miRNAs. An endogenousmiRNA, hsa-let-7a-5p, was quantified as a reference small RNA to allowfor input normalization (Qiagen product #339306 with custom#YP00205727). Samples were run in a 384 well format on a QuantStudio 6Flex instrument. Relative quantification (dCT) calculations wereperformed in Microsoft Excel and data graphed in GraphPad Prism 9.Calculations for dCT were performed on each technical replicate asfollows:

dCT=CT(guide miRNA)−CT(hsa-let-7a)

ddCT=dCT(miRNACART replicate)−dCT(average of VVN-5355 technicalreplicates)

Fold Change=2{circumflex over ( )}-ddCT

The VVN-5355 ROR1 UltraCAR-T control sample serves as the referencecontrol sample for comparison to miRNA expressing ROR1 UltraCAR-T cellswithin each donor set. Average fold change and standard deviation oftechnical replicates was calculated and reported in FIG. 10A.

To quantify and compare the production of guide and passenger miRNAsoriginating from the PD1 silencing module, RT-qPCR was performed asdescribed above, except this second experiment included primer assays todetect the passenger miRNAs as well as an additional endogenousreference small RNA, RNU1A1. Expression calculations were performed tocompare expression of each guide or passenger strand mature miRNArelative to the average of the endogenous control small RNAs as follows:

dCT=CT(mature miRNA)−CT(average of hsa-let-7a and RNU1A1)

Fold change=2{circumflex over ( )}-dCT

Average fold change was calculated from three technical replicates.These values are plotted in FIG. 11 with mean and standard deviationshown for the donor sample sets tested.

To quantify the expression of endogenous PD1 mRNA, cDNA synthesis wasperformed using a final RNA concentration of 5 ng/μL using Invitrogen'sSuperScript IV VILO Master Mix with ezDNase enzyme kit (#11766050).Multiplex Taqman qPCR was performed using Invitrogen's TaqManMastAdvanced Master Mix (#4444963) with 1 microliter of cDNA andInvitrogen (ThermoFisher Scientific) Taqman assays. Human PD1 Taqmanassay (Invitrogen #Hs00169472_m1) was FAM labeled and the internalnormalizer gene, ACTb (Invitrogen #Hs99999903_m1), which wasVIC-labelled. Samples were run in a 384 well format on a QuantStudio 6Flex instrument. Relative quantification (dCT) calculations wereperformed in Microsoft Excel as described above and data graphed inGraphPad Prism 9.

TABLE 13 Test and Control Articles Sample Name Description DesignationVVN-5355 CAR-T cells generated using Sleeping Control Beauty transposonplasmid VVN-5355, which contains a transgene cassette to expressROR1-specific CAR + mbIL-15 + HER1t. VVN-5351 CAR-T cells generatedusing Sleeping Test Beauty transposon plasmid VVN-5351, Article whichcontains a transgene cassette to express ROR1-specific CAR + mbIL-15 +HER1t plus a PD1 silencer module.

The PD1 Silencer Module is designed to produce two mature guide miRNAsthat bind to the PD1 transcript to silence PD1 expression. Expression ofthe two PD1-targeting guide miRNAs, referred to as PD1_1843 andPD1_2061, was confirmed in miRNA expressing ROR1 UltraCAR-T cellsgenerated from multiple donors (FIG. 10A). A corresponding reduction inPD1 mRNA expression was verified in the miRNA-expressing ROR1 UltraCAR-Tcells from all donors tested (FIG. 10B). This result demonstrated thatthe PD1 Silencer module produces the intended guide miRNAs and functionsas designed.

To reduce the risk of silencing genes other than PD1, the PD1 silencermodule was designed using pri-miRNA scaffolds that preferentiallyproduce PD1-targeting guide miRNA over the non-targeting passengermiRNA. Both guide and passenger mature miRNAs were quantified from miRNAexpressing ROR1 UltraCAR-T cells by RT-qPCR, which verified PD1targeting guide miRNAs as the predominant species compared tonon-targeting passenger strand miRNA (FIG. 4). The strong processingpreference for the PD1 targeted guide miRNA was confirmed by smallRNAseq, with 99.7% of reads mapping to the PD1 Silencer Module matchingthe intended PD1 targeting guide miRNAs (FIGS. 12 A-E). Furthermore, thestart and stop position of the miRNAs was as expected, with miRNAs of21-23 nucleotides detected that had the same 5′ end and variable lengthat the 3′ end (FIGS. 12 A-E). The extremely low incidence of passengerstrand miRNAs and lack of unexpected small RNAs generated by aberrantRNA processing substantially reduced the risk for off-target genesilencing.

To ensure that expression of the PD1 Silencer module does not overwhelmthe internal cellular RNAi machinery, endogenous miRNA counts werecompared from miRNA expressing ROR1 UltraCAR-T cells vs control ROR1UltraCAR-T cells. Examination of the top twenty expressed endogenousmiRNAs demonstrated no statistically significant changes in expressionacross the samples (Table 15). Furthermore, the mature miRNAs generatedfrom the PD1 silencer module accounted for approximately 4% of allquantified small RNAs (FIG. 13). The data indicated that expression ofmiRNAs from the PD1 silencer module did not saturate the cellular RNAimachinery and had no detectable impact on global endogenous miRNAexpression.

TABLE 14 Small RNAseq Comparison of Guide and Passenger miRNA CountsNormalized Mature miRNA_Length (Sequence) Mean % TotalGuide PD1_204_21nt (TTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGA; SEQ 486,432.3 88.2%ID NO: 704) Guide PD1_204_22nt (TTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGAT;  12,763.5SEQ ID NO: 72) Guide PD1_204_23nt (TTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATG;  59,759.4SEQ ID NO: 705) Passenger PD1_204_21nt (TCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACG;     380.6 0.1% SEQ ID NO: 706) Passenger PD1_204_22nt (TCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGT;     20.2 SEQ ID NO: 707) Passenger PD1_204_23nt      54.7(TCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTT; SEQ ID NO: 708)Guide PD1_206_21nt (TATAATATAATAGAACCACAG; SEQ   3,752.7 11.5%ID NO: 709) Guide PD1_206_22nt (TATAATATAATAGAACCACAGG;  49,181.3SEQ ID NO: 74) Guide PD1_206_23nt (TATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGA;  19,695.3SEQ ID NO: 710) Passenger PD1_206_21nt (TGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATA;   1,581.0 0.3% SEQ ID NO: 711) Passenger PD1_206_22nt (TGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATAT;      3.1 SEQ ID NO: 712) Passenger PD1_206_23nt      13.2(TGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATA; SEQ ID NO: 713)

TABLE 15 Top 20 Expressed Endogenous Mature miRNAs Detected by SmallRNAseq Log2 Fold P-value Endogenous miRNA Base Mean Change Adjustedhsa-miR-181a-5p 796180.25 0.11 0.7948 hsa-miR-191-5p 421094.34 −0.190.5622 hsa-miR-21-5p 386727.78 0.03 0.9411 hsa-miR-92a-3p 368149.34 0.260.2298 hsa-miR-142-5p 345451.62 0.08 0.8549 hsa-miR-146b-5p 286127.090.24 0.5471 hsa-miR-16-5p 261883.66 0.00 0.9954 hsa-miR-146a-5p229059.23 −0.27 0.4569 hsa-let-7f-5p 188491.61 0.16 0.6018 hsa-miR-22-3p123453.58 −0.01 0.9899 hsa-miR-26a-5p 110714.77 0.19 0.5166hsa-let-7a-5p 104253.31 0.00 0.9921 hsa-miR-155-5p 72533.08 −0.29 0.2298hsa-miR-181b-5p 67527.35 0.12 0.7687 hsa-let-7i-5p 64631.72 0.30 0.2116hsa-miR-21-3p 52519.27 0.25 0.5358 hsa-miR-186-5p 52479.56 −0.20 0.4189hsa-miR-25-3p 50411.16 0.02 0.9696 hsa-miR-27a-3p 47911.68 −0.10 0.7818hsa-let-7g-5p 47159.42 0.01 0.9811

Example 10: PD1 Silencer Module Specifically Reduces Expression of PD-1

An in silico miRNA target prediction algorithm, miRanda (Betel et al,2008; Betel et al, 2010), was used to predict the most likely targettranscripts for the guide and passenger miRNAs generated from the PD1silencer module. The algorithm assigned a score for each potential miRNAtarget gene, with higher scores indicating higher likelihood ofsilencing by the input miRNA sequence. A summary of the top ten hits foreach mature miRNA generated from the PD1 silencing module is listed inTable 16. PD1 is the only gene with perfect homology to any of the guideand passenger miRNAs and has the highest predicted miRanda score of anypotential target gene. Expression of each predicted target gene wascharacterized from the RNAseq differential expression data set. PD1 wasthe most downregulated of all predicted target genes, with a log2 foldchange (LFC) of −2.63 (˜84% PD1 reduction in miRNA expressing ROR1UltraCAR-T cells compared to control ROR1 CAR-T cells) and a highlysignificant adjusted p-value. The expression of other predicted targetgenes was unchanged; those genes with adjusted p-values below 0.05 hadLFC in the range of −0.33 to 0.22, which is an expression decrease orincrease of <20%. One exception is a weakly predicted target gene ofPD1_2061 guide miRNA, HDAC9, which has a LFC of ˜1.51. HDAC9 is atranscriptional repressor that is mechanistically linked to PD1expression through BCL6 (Xie et al, 2017; Gil et al, 2016). It is likelythat HDAC9 is not directly targeted by PD1_2061 guide miRNA, and thatthe reduction in HDAC9 is an indirect effect of reduced PD1 expression.

TABLE 16 In silico Predicted miRNA Target Genes free % Base TargetmiRanda energy Identity Mean log2 Adjusted miRNA Gene Score kcal/mol toTarget Count FoldChange lfcSE P value P Value PD1_1843 PD1 200 −41.9100.0 84 −2.63 0.293 2.51E−19 2.64E−16 miR204 MIER3 184 −32.1 84.2 10730.01 0.063 0.9104 0.9688 Guide SLFN12L 182 −34.2 89.5 1404 −0.22 0.0680.0015 0.0134 miRNA FMO4 180 −28.5 84.2 15 −0.18 0.461 0.6975 NA GIGYF1180 −33.5 84.2 2749 −0.07 0.046 0.1123 0.3211 FAM83G 180 −31.5 84.2 1710.33 0.144 0.0214 0.1026 PPRC1 180 −31.2 84.2 2679 −0.18 0.045 0.00010.0011 PRMT9 180 −29.1 84.2 335 0.09 0.100 0.3704 0.6432 MGAT4B 179−29.3 88.9 4480 −0.21 0.063 0.0007 0.0076 BRWD1 179 −25.0 88.9 1816 0.050.052 0.3581 0.6328 PD1_1843 DOCK9 179 −28.5 83.3 1239 −0.12 0.0770.1240 0.3428 miR204 NFYA 179 −27.5 83.3 1615 −0.02 0.052 0.7446 0.8911Passenger IFIT5 178 −30.4 89.5 379 −0.11 0.102 0.2629 0.5351 miRNA OTUB2178 −33.7 84.2 248 −0.32 0.131 0.0154 0.0805 UBIAD1 177 −32.1 88.9 1064−0.07 0.066 0.3085 0.5859 MYO15A 176 −29.5 93.3 11 −0.25 0.510 0.6263 NAADRB2 175 −27.1 83.3 62 0.61 0.264 0.0206 0.0997 HIC2 175 −28.5 83.3 312−0.01 0.102 0.8962 0.9621 NECTIN3 175 −33.5 72.2 662 0.05 0.081 0.55870.7864 TBC1D10C 175 −27.3 77.8 7562 0.03 0.041 0.4409 0.7056 PD1_2061PD1 200 −34.3 100.0 84 −2.63 0.293 2.51E−19 2.64E−16 miR206 LCOR 180−16.7 84.2 1321 −0.19 0.064 0.0029 0.0230 Guide STARD4 179 −16.7 88.96871 −0.18 0.055 0.0013 0.0120 miRNA UQCRC2 179 −19.1 81.0 4759 0.030.043 0.4641 0.7216 EXD2 178 −17.5 88.2 58 0.18 0.265 0.5055 0.7511 NOL8177 −18.6 88.9 2190 −0.08 0.050 0.1007 0.2996 ATP23 176 −18.6 84.2 3180.22 0.100 0.0265 0.1201 ELAPOR2 176 −20.6 84.2 70 −0.08 0.211 0.71390.8793 HDAC9 176 −19.5 84.2 73 −1.51 0.280 6.77E−08 3.53E−06 WDR47 176−19.6 79.0 625 0.08 0.089 0.3892 0.6617 PD1_2061 COG2 172 −18.9 93.31244 0.06 0.060 0.3399 0.6170 miR206 NRG4 171 −25.6 77.8 Passenger AGBL3170 −19.2 79.0 49 0.01 0.250 0.9811 0.9934 miRNA PDK3 170 −20.9 100.0605 0.18 0.081 0.0256 0.1169 PDXK 170 −21.7 82.4 1786 0.22 0.058 0.00020.0022 N4BP2 169 −25.1 77.8 2834 −0.33 0.051 1.86E−10 1.95E−08 ZNF271P169 −23.8 83.3 777 0.03 0.074 0.7197 0.8812 NFKB1 168 −18.8 88.2 7889−0.11 0.039 0.0036 0.0269 XYLT1 168 −26.9 82.4 5281 0.08 0.051 0.11000.3177 CNOT6 167 −20.1 72.2 2030 −0.24 0.052 0.0000 0.0001

It is expected that changes in PD1 expression will impact expression ofother genes in downstream pathways. As expected, analysis of RNAseq dataconfirmed the differential expression of several genes in miRNAexpressing ROR1 UltraCAR-T cells compared to the control ROR1 UltraCAR-Tcells (FIGS. 14A and B, Table 17). To elucidate direct versus indirectchanges in gene expression, the differential expression (LFC) in miRNAexpressing ROR1 UltraCAR-T cells compared to control ROR1 CAR-T cellswas plotted against the predicted binding potential (predicted freeenergy) of the PD1 miRNAs for genes, which were in silico predicted aspotential PD1 miRNA targets (FIGS. 15A-D). Genes with a highly negativefree energy and a statistically significant reduction in expression arelikely to be directly targeted by miRNA, while downregulated genes witha weak free energy are likely to be indirectly impacted by the miRNAs.PD1 is clearly separated from all other genes in the plots with a strongreduction in expression and high miRNA binding potential, which suggestsa strong and preferential direct targeting of PD1, but not other genes,by the PD1 silencer miRNAs.

TABLE 17 Top 10 Down- and Up-Regulated Genes in ROR1 + PD1 SilencerCells Relative to Control ROR1 UltraCAR-T Cells base Log2Fold Ensembl_IDSymbol Mean Change lfcSE stat pvalue padj ENSG00000188389 PDCD1 84.2−2.6 0.3 −9.0 2.51E−19 2.64E−16 ENSG00000172020 GAP43 71.6 −2.2 0.4 −5.71.37E−08 9.21E−07 ENSG00000171951 SCG2 110.5 −2.2 0.4 −6.1 1.13E−099.89E−08 ENSG00000105974 CAV1 172.3 −2.1 0.5 −4.2 2.93E−05 5.78E−04ENSG00000136193 SCRN1 37.4 −1.9 0.5 −3.8 0.000136 1.97E−03ENSG00000130287 NCAN 206.1 −1.7 0.4 −4.4 1.23E−05 2.84E−04ENSG00000156052 GNAQ 145.0 −1.7 0.2 −7.8 6.88E−15 2.18E−12ENSG00000135898 GPR55 84.5 −1.6 0.3 −5.7 1.47E−08 9.48E−07ENSG00000152495 CAMK4 856.5 −1.6 0.2 −7.5 9.08E−14 2.21E−11ENSG00000102271 KLHL4 184.3 −1.6 0.3 −4.7 3.00E−06 8.90E−05ENSG00000165025 SYK 120.2 1.6 0.4 4.0 6.65E−05 1.10E−03 ENSG00000276597TRBV11-3 123.1 1.6 0.6 2.7 0.006913 4.44E−02 ENSG00000082781 ITGB5 329.11.7 0.3 5.7 1.45E−08 9.44E−07 ENSG00000244242 IFITM10 555.8 1.7 0.2 7.64.18E−14 1.10E−11 ENSG00000143842 SOX13 116.9 1.7 0.2 7.6 3.87E−141.06E−11 ENSG00000180549 FUT7 318.7 1.7 0.4 4.3 1.71E−05 3.71E−04ENSG00000137474 MYO7A 1057.3 1.8 0.2 8.2 3.56E−16 1.62E−13ENSG00000177508 IRX3 317.9 1.8 0.5 3.3 0.001046 1.03E−02 ENSG00000136689IL1RN 242.1 1.9 0.5 4.0 5.65E−05 9.70E−04 ENSG00000189013 KIR2DL4 800.01.9 0.3 6.4 1.51E−10 1.62E−08

Example 11

In one instance a patient is diagnosed with a particular cancer. In thisexample the patient is diagnosed with breast cancer. The patient isidentified to receive a particular chimeric antigen receptor therapy.The patient provides an initial blood sample for isolation of thedesired cell type. In this example, the isolated cell type is a T-cell.In this example only a portion of the isolated T-cells are transfectedwith the desired initial CAR selected from the collection of CARs. Theremaining T-cells are coded and stored in appropriate condition forpotential future use by the patient. The remaining T-cells aretransfected through an appropriate means. In this example, thetransfection occurs through a non-viral means. In particular, thenon-viral means utilizes a single sleeping beauty vector that encodesfor at least the selected CAR, a T-cell expansion cytokine, and atermination switch. The patient is treated within 48 hours from theinitial T-cell isolation.

Once the above round of treatment is complete the patient is followed inaccordance with monitoring protocols. In the event there is an expansionof the cancer, in this example breast cancer, the patient isreevaluated. The patient may be redosed with the initial CAR, however,in the event the evaluation demonstrates that after the initial orpotential redose there is antigen escape the protocol will call for adosing of a new CAR from the CAR collection. In this instance, thepatient's stored T-cells will be selected for use in the transfection ofthe newly selected CAR. The patient will be able to be redosed in atimely fashion. Further as the patient has already received each portionof the follow-on therapy except the newly selected CAR, the risk oftoxicities and or adverse events is reduced. Further the knowledge ofprevious T-cell expansion for this patient is informed by the levels ofexpansion from the initial CAR selection. This further allows for apotential change in the dosage size, be it greater or less than theinitial dose.

Example 12

In one instance a patient is not diagnosed with a particular cancer, butrather a specific antigen has been identified as causing undesiredproliferation of cells or expansion of an infective agent. The initialCAR is selected based on antigen being presented in the patient. Thepatient provides an initial blood sample for isolation of the desiredcell type. In this example, the isolated cell type is a T-cell. In thisexample all of the isolated T-cells are transfected with the desiredinitial CAR selected from the collection of CARs. The T-cells aretransfected through an appropriate means. In this example, thetransfection occurs through a non-viral means. In particular, thenon-viral means utilizes a single sleeping beauty vector that encodesfor at least the selected CAR, a T-cell expansion cytokine, and a killswitch. The patient is treated within 48 hours from the initial T-cellisolation.

Once the above round of treatment is complete the patient is followed inaccordance with monitoring protocols. Following further evaluation thepatient demonstrates that there is antigen escape. The patient is thendosed with a new CAR from the CAR collection following collection of newT-cells. Further as the patient has already received each portion of thefollow-on therapy except the newly selected CAR, the risk of toxicitiesand or adverse events is reduced. Further the knowledge of previousT-cell expansion for this patient is informed by the levels of expansionfrom the initial CAR selection. This further allows for a potentialchange in the dosage size, be it greater or less than the initial dose.

Example 13

The clinician develops a treatment plan for a patient that involves useof an initial CAR from the CAR collection. The treatment plan includes adosing of different CARs from the collection in consecutive manner toprevent antigen escape.

Example 14

In one instance a patient is diagnosed with a particular cancer. In thisexample the patient is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The patient isidentified to receive a particular chimeric antigen receptor therapy.The patient provides an initial blood sample for isolation of thedesired cell type. In this example, the isolated cell type is a T-cell.In this example the isolated T-cell's are transfected with the desiredinitial CAR selected from the collection of CARs. The T-cells aretransfected through a non-viral means utilizing a single sleeping beautyvector that encodes for at least the selected CAR, a T-cell expansioncytokine, and a kill switch. The patient is treated within 48 hours fromthe initial T-cell isolation.

Once the above round of treatment is complete the patient is followed inaccordance with monitoring protocols. In this instance, the patientthrough reevaluation is noted to suffer antigen escape. In this instancethe patient requires dosing with a new CAR. However, due to thecondition of the patient a sufficient sample of autologous T-cell maynot be obtained. As a result the method allows for the inclusion ofallogenic T-cells to be incorporated to the therapy. The CAR from thelibrary is transduced into the allogenic T-cells and the patient isdosed in a timely fashion. Further as the patient has already receivedeach portion of the follow-on therapy, the risk of toxicities and oradverse events is reduced.

Example 15

In one instance a patient is not diagnosed with a particular cancer, butrather a specific antigen has been identified as causing undesiredproliferation of cells or expansion of an infective agent. The initialCAR is selected based on antigen being presented in the patient. Thepatient is unable to provide an initial blood sample for isolation ofthe desired cell type due to the current health of the patient. As such,allogenic T-cells are transfected with the desired initial CAR selectedfrom the collection of CARs. The T-cells are transfected through anappropriate means utilizing a single attsite vector that encodes for atleast the selected CAR, a T-cell expansion cytokine, and a terminationswitch.

Once the above round of treatment is complete the patient is followed inaccordance with monitoring protocols. Following further evaluation thepatient demonstrates that there is antigen escape. The patient is thendosed with a new CAR using the same source of allogenic T-cells. Furtheras the patient has already received each portion of the follow-ontherapy except the newly selected CAR, the risk of toxicities and oradverse events is reduced. Further the knowledge of previous T-cellexpansion for this patient is informed by the levels of expansion fromthe initial CAR selection. This further allows for a potential change inthe dosage size, be it greater or less than the initial dose.

Example 16

The clinician develops a treatment plan for a patient that involves useof an initial CAR from the CAR collection. The treatment plan includes adosing of different CARs from the collection in consecutive manner toprevent antigen escape. This treatment plan may include the use of bothautologous and allogenic cells.

Example 17

In one instance a patient is diagnosed with a specific antigen has beenidentified as causing undesired proliferation of cells or expansion ofan infective agent. The initial CAR is selected based on antigen beingpresented in the patient. The patient is unable to provide an initialblood sample for isolation of the desired cell type due to the currenthealth of the patient. As such, allogenic cells are transfected with thedesired initial CAR selected from the collection of CARs. The cells aretransfected through an appropriate means utilizing a single sleepingbeauty vector that encodes for at least the selected CAR and atermination switch.

Once the above round of treatment is complete the patient is followed inaccordance with monitoring protocols. Following further evaluation thepatient demonstrates that there is antigen escape. The patient is thendosed with a new CAR using a source of allogenic T-cells or if thepatient show sufficient improvement autologous T-cells.

Example 18

In one instance a patient is not diagnosed with a particular cancer, butrather a specific antigen has been identified as causing undesiredproliferation of cells or expansion of an infective agent. The initialCAR is selected based on antigen being presented in the patient. Thepatient provides an initial blood sample for isolation of T-cells. TheT-cells are transfected with the desired initial CAR selected from thecollection of CARs utilizing a single sleeping beauty vector thatencodes for the selected CAR, a T-cell expansion cytokine, and a killswitch. The patient is treated within 48 hours from the initial T-cellisolation.

Once the above round of treatment is complete the patient is followed inaccordance with monitoring protocols. Following further evaluation thepatient demonstrates that there is antigen escape. The patient is thendosed with the same CAR and a new CAR from the CAR collection.

Example 19

In one instance a patient is diagnosed with a particular cancer. In thisexample the patient is diagnosed with AML. The patient is identified toreceive a particular chimeric antigen receptor therapy. The patientprovides an initial blood sample for isolation of the desired cell type.The cells are transfected with the desired two different CARs selectedfrom the collection of CARs. The cells are transfected through anon-viral means utilizing a single vector that encodes for both selectedCARs and a kill switch.

Once the above round of treatment is complete the patient is followed inaccordance with monitoring protocols. In this instance, the patientthrough reevaluation is noted to suffer antigen escape. In this instancethe patient requires dosing with a new CAR. However, due to thecondition of the patient a sufficient sample of autologous cell may notbe obtained. As a result the method allows for the inclusion ofallogenic T-cells to be incorporated to the therapy. The CAR from thelibrary is transduced into the allogenic cells and the patient is dosedin a timely fashion.

Nucleic Acid Sequences Encoding Backbone miRNA Sequences SyntheticDNA encoding 5′ DNA encoding stem DNA encoding 3′ miRNAbackbone sequence loop backbone sequence miR204 AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGGAGAATATATGAAGG GTTCAATTGTCATCACTG AGGCAAGCAGAGGACTT (SEQ ID NO: 2)GCATCTTTTTTGATCATTG CCTGATCGCGTACCCATG CACCATCATCAAATGCATGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATG TGGGATAACCATGAC TGACTCGTGGAC (SEQ ID NO: 3)(SEQ ID NO: 1) miR206 GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCA TATGGATTACTTTGCTATTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCT CTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTG (SEQ ID NO: 5) CGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCCTTCTGGATGACACTGCT ACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTG TCCCGAGG GTGACCTT (SEQ ID NO: 4)(SEQ ID NO: 6) miR17 TTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAG TGATATGTGCAT GCATTATGGTGACAGCTGAACATCACCTTGTAAAAC (SEQ ID NO: 8) CCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTG TGAAGATTGTGACCAGTCGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGG AGAATAATGT CCTGCTGATGT (SEQ ID NO: 7) (SEQ ID NO: 9)miR150 AGGGACTGGGCCCACGG CTGGGCTCAG CAGGGACCTGGGGACCC GGAGGCAGCGTCCCCGA(SEQ ID NO: 11) CGGCACCGGCAGGCCCC GGCAGCAGCGGCAGCGG AAGGGGTGAGGTGAGCGCGGCTCCTCTCCCCATGG GGCATTGGGACCTCCCCT CCCTG CCCTGTACTC (SEQ ID NO: 10)(SEQ ID NO: 12) miR150 AGGGACTGGGCCCACGG TGCTGGGCTCAGACCGGACCTGGGGACCCCGG GGAGGCAGCGTCCCCGA (SEQ ID NO: 14) CACCGGCAGGCCCCAAGGGCAGCAGCGGCAGCGG GGGTGAGGTGAGCGGGC CGGCTCCTCTCCCCATGGATTGGGACCTCCCCTCCC CC TGTACTC (SEQ ID NO: 13) (SEQ ID NO: 15) miR16CTTCTGAAGAAAATATAT TTAAGATTCTAAAATTATC AAGTAAGGTTGACCATACTTCTTTTTATTCATAGCTC T TCTACAGTTGTGTTTTAAT TTATGATAGCAATGTCAG(SEQ ID NO: 17) GTATATTAATGTTACTAAT CAGTGCCT GTGTTTT (SEQ ID NO: 16)(SEQ ID NO: 18) miR30a CAGGTTAACCCAACAGAA CTGTGAAGCCACAGATGTGCCTACTGCCTCGGACT GGCTAAAGAAGGTATATT GG TCAAGGGGCTACTTTAGGGCTGTTGACAGTGAGCG (SEQ ID NO: 20) AGCAATTATCTTGTTTA AC (SEQ ID NO: 21)(SEQ ID NO: 19) miR126 CCGGGGTCCTGTCTGCAT CTGTGACACTTCAAACCCGTCCACGGCACCGCAT CCAGCGCAGCATTCTGGA (SEQ ID NO: 23) CGAAAACGCCGCTGAGAAGACGCCACGCCTCCGCT CCTCAGCCTTGACCTCCCT GGCGACGG CAGCGTGG (SEQ ID NO: 22)(SEQ ID NO: 24) miR122 CAATGGTGGAATGTGGA TGTCTAAACTAT TAGCTACTGCTAGGCAATGGTGAAGTTAACACCTTC (SEQ ID NO: 26) CCTTCCCTCGATAAATGTCGTGGCTACAGAGTTTCCT TTGGCATCGTTTGCTTTG TAGCAGAGCTG AGCAAGAAGGTTCATCTG(SEQ ID NO: 25) ATATCAGTCTTCTCAATCT (SEQ ID NO: 27) miR214ACAGGCTGATTGTATCTG GCAGAACATCCGCTCACC CACATGACAACCCAGCCTTCTATGAGCAAAGGAAAC TGT GAATGACAACCAGCCATT CTGAAGGAACCAAGGGC(SEQ ID NO: 29) GAAAGAAAGCAGCCCTC CTGGCTGGACAGAGTTGT ACACCATAGCATCTACATGTG (SEQ ID NO: 30) (SEQ ID NO: 28) miR214 ACAGGCTGATTGTATCTGAGAACATCCGCTCACCT CACATGACAACCCAGCCT TCTATGAGCAAAGGAAAC (SEQ ID NO: 32)GAATGACAACCAGCCATT CTGAAGGAACCAAGGGC GAAAGAAAGCAGCCCTCCTGGCTGGACAGAGTTGT ACACCATAGCATCTA CATGTGTC (SEQ ID NO: 33)(SEQ ID NO: 31) miR29b1 GGGTTTATTGTAAGAGAG GATTTAAATAGTGATTGTCTTGGGGGAGACCAGCT CATTATGAAGAAAAAAAT C GCGCTGCACTACCAACAGAGATCATAAAGCTTCTTC (SEQ ID NO: 35) CAAAAGAAGTGAATGGG AGG ACAGCT(SEQ ID NO: 34) (SEQ ID NO: 36) miR29b1 GGGTTTATTGTAAGAGAGTTTAAATAGTGATTG GTTCTTGGGGGAGACCA CATTATGAAGAAAAAAAT (SEQ ID NO: 38)GCTGCGCTGCACTACCAA AGATCATAAAGCTTCTTC CAGCAAAAGAAGTGAAT AGGAA GGGACAGCT(SEQ ID NO: 37) (SEQ ID NO: 39) miR133a1 TTTACCAATGAAAAGCATTCGCCTCTTCAATGGA TAGCTATGCATTGATTAC TTAACTGTTTTGGATTCCA (SEQ ID NO: 41)TACGGGACAACCAACGTT AACTAGCAGCACTACAAT TTCATTTGTGAATATCAAT GCTTTGCTATACTTGCCA (SEQ ID NO: 40) (SEQ ID NO: 42) miR26a TGAAGCCACAGGAGCCAGTGCAGGTCCCAATG CGGGGACGCGGGCCTGG AGAGCAGGAGGACCAAG (SEQ ID NO: 44)ACGCCGGCATCCGGGCTC GCCCTGGCGAAGGCCGT AGGACCCCCCTCTCTGCC GGCCTCG AGAGGC(SEQ ID NO: 43) (SEQ ID NO: 45) miR412 GTCTTGGAGGCTGGGGC GTTTCTGCCGTCCGTATCCGCTGC ACCTCGGGGAAGGACGC (SEQ ID NO: 47) AGCCTGTGGGGCCTGCGCGGCATCAGCACCATTCT GGCCGGGGAGCCGATCG GGGGTACGGGGATGGA CGCTTCAGCTCAGCGCCT(SEQ ID NO: 46) (SEQ ID NO: 48) miR-19 CCAATAATTCAAGCCAAGTACAAGAAGAATGTAGT TGGTGGCCTGCTATTTCC CAAGTATATAGGTGTTTT (SEQ ID NO: 50)TTCAAATGAATGATTTTTA AATAGTTTTTGTTTGCAGT CTAATTTTGTGTACTTTTA CCTCTG TTGTG(SEQ ID NO: 49) (SEQ ID NO: 51) miR-21 TGTCTGCTTGTTTTGCCTACTGTTGAATCTCATGG TCTGACATTTTGGTATCTT CCATCGTGACATCTCCAT (SEQ ID NO: 53)TCATCTGACCATCCATATC GGCTGTACCACCTTGTCG CAATGTTCTCATTTAAACA GG(SEQ ID NO: 54) (SEQ ID NO: 52) miR-142 GGAGTCAGGAGGCCTGGAACAGCACTGGAGGG GATGAGTGTACTGTGGG GCAGCCTGAAGAGTACA (SEQ ID NO: 56)CTTCGGAGATCACGCCAC CGCCGACGGACAGACAG TGCTGCCGCCCGCTGCCC ACAGTGCAGTCACCGCCACCATCTTC (SEQ ID NO: 55) (SEQ ID NO: 57) miR-494 CAGTTCTGTTTTGATTTTTTCTTTATTTATGA TTTTTTAGTATCAAATCCC TTTGTTTGTTTTTTGATCA (SEQ ID NO: 59)ACCCTGGAGGCACTTCCT GTGCTAATCTTCGATACT GTTCCTGATGCAGCCTTC CGAAGGA AGGGAGG(SEQ ID NO: 58) (SEQ ID NO: 60) miR-1915 CGGACCACGGTGTCCCCT GTGCACCCGTGGCGGCCCTAGCGACCTGC TCTCTCCAGCTGGGGGTC (SEQ ID NO: 62) GGCGGCGCCGGGAAAGCTCGGGTCCTGGCGCTGAG CCTGCCTCTGCAGCGGGT AGGCCGC CCCAGGGGTC (SEQ ID NO: 61)(SEQ ID NO: 63)

Nucleic acid sequences encoding mature miRNA sequences miRNADNA encoding passenger Target Backbone DNA encoding guide miRNA miRNACTLA4 miR-204 AATATAGTCTTCTCCCTCGCTT AAGCAGGGACAGGACTATATT(SEQ ID NO: 64) (SEQ ID NO: 65) CTLA4 miR-26a AATATAGTCTTCTCCCTCGCTTGAGCGAGGGATAGGACTATACT (SEQ ID NO: 66) (SEQ ID NO: 67) CTLA4 miR-30aAATATAGTCTTCTCCCTCGCTG CAGTGAGGGAAGACTATGTT (SEQ ID NO: 68)(SEQ ID NO: 69) CTLA4 miR-206 AATATAGTCTTCTCCCTCGCTG CAGCGAGGGAGAAGATTAC(SEQ ID NO: 70) CATT (SEQ ID NO: 71) PD1 miR-204 TTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGAC (SEQ ID NO: 72) (SEQ ID NO: 73) PD1 miR-206TATAATATAATAGAACCACAGG CCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCA (SEQ ID NO: 74) TA(SEQ ID NO: 75) PD1 miR-30a TTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGAG CTCCTTGGACCATTCCTGAA(SEQ ID NO: 76) (SEQ ID NO: 77) PD1 miR-412 TTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGAATTAATGTCCTGAAGCCATTCAT (SEQ ID NO: 78) GGA (SEQ ID NO: 79) PD1 miR122TTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGAG CTCCTTGGAACACATTCCTAC (SEQ ID NO: 80) A(SEQ ID NO: 81) PD1 miR-17 TTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGAAG CTTCTTGGTACACGTTCCTGC(SEQ ID NO: 82) TCA (SEQ ID NO: 83) PD1 miR-150 TATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGACGTGTGGTTTATCCTGTTGT (SEQ ID NO: 74) A (SEQ ID NO: 85) PD1 miR-486TATAATATAATAGAACCACAGG CCAGCTTGTGGTTCTATTATG (SEQ ID NO: 74) TTATA(SEQ ID NO: 87) TIGIT miR-17 AGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAG CTAGGGTGTGTCATGTGGAT(SEQ ID NO: 88) GAA (SEQ ID NO: 89) TIGIT miR-150 AGATCCACGTTACTCACCCGTGACCCGGGTGATAATATGGAT (SEQ ID NO: 90) CT (SEQ ID NO: 91) TIGIT miR-204AGATCCACGTTACTCACCCCCT AGGGGTGAGAAGCGTGGAT (SEQ ID NO: 92) CC(SEQ ID NO: 93) TIGIT miR29b1 AGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTTATAGGTGAGTTACGTGGATCT (SEQ ID NO: 94) GTT (SEQ ID NO: 95) TIGIT miR214AGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTGC GTAGGGTGAGACTCGTGGA (SEQ ID NO: 96) TCT(SEQ ID NO: 97) TIGIT miR-206 ACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGATCTGCGTAGCAGTCATCGCC (SEQ ID NO: 98) GGT (SEQ ID NO: 99) TIGIT miR-204ACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGA TCTGATGGCCGTCATCGTGGC (SEQ ID NO: 100)(SEQ ID NO: 101) TIGIT miR-22 ACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGATCTGTACAGCAGCATCGATG (SEQ ID NO: 102) GT (SEQ ID NO: 103) TIGIT miR-16ACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGA TGCGCAGCTGTTCATCGTGGT (SEQ ID NO: 104)(SEQ ID NO: 105) TIGIT miR-21 ACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGACTGCGAAGCAGCATCGTGGC (SEQ ID NO: 106) (SEQ ID NO: 107) TIGIT miR-494ACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGA TCTGCAACGCAGTCTCGCTGG (SEQ ID NO: 108)(SEQ ID NO: 109) TIGIT miR-142 ACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGAGATGCACAGCAATCATCGTG (SEQ ID NO: 110) GT (SEQ ID NO: 111) TIGIT miR-19ACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGAT ATCTGCACAGCAGTTCGTGG (SEQ ID NO: 112)(SEQ ID NO: 113) TIGIT miR-1915 ACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGATCTGCCAATAGCTGTAATCG (SEQ ID NO: 114) TGG (SEQ ID NO: 115) TIGIT miR-206TATCGTTCACGGTCAGCGACTG CAGTCGTTGACTGTGGACTT (SEQ ID NO: 116) ATA(SEQ ID NO: 117) TIGIT miR-204 TATCGTTCACGGTCAGCGACTGCAGTGCTGAACGTGAACGATC (SEQ ID NO: 118) (SEQ ID NO: 119) TIGIT miR-22TATCGTTCACGGTCAGCGACTG TAGTCGCTGACTTGAACAGA (SEQ ID NO: 120) TA(SEQ ID NO: 121) TIGIT miR-142 TATCGTTCACGGTCAGCGACTTGTCGCTGACAGTGAACGATA (SEQ ID NO: 122) (SEQ ID NO: 123) TIGIT miR-16TATCGTTCACGGTCAGCGACTG GTCGCTGAGCGCTGAACGATG (SEQ ID NO: 124)(SEQ ID NO: 125) TIGIT miR-206 TAACTCAGGACATTGAAGTAGTACTACTTCAATGTCCTGACCT (SEQ ID NO: 126) TA (SEQ ID NO: 127) TIGIT miR-204TAACTCAGGACATTGAAGTAGT ACTATTCAGAGTCCTGAGTTC (SEQ ID NO: 128)(SEQ ID NO: 129) TIGIT miR-21 TAACTCAGGACATTGAAGTAGTCTACTCCAATGCCTGAGTTG (SEQ ID NO: 130) (SEQ ID NO: 131) TIGIT miR-494TAACTCAGGACATTGAAGTAGT ACTACTGTAATGTCTGACGTT (SEQ ID NO: 132)(SEQ ID NO: 133) TIGIT miR-19 TAACTCAGGACATTGAAGTAGTCGACTACTTCAATGTTGAGTT (SEQ ID NO: 134) (SEQ ID NO: 135) TIGIT miR-1915AGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAG CTAGGCAGTGAGCAAAGTG (SEQ ID NO: 136) GATC(SEQ ID NO: 137) TIGIT miR-204 AGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGCTAGGTGAGAAACGTGGATCG (SEQ ID NO: 138) (SEQ ID NO: 139) TIGIT miR-206AGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAG CTAGGGTGAGTAACGTGGCC (SEQ ID NO: 140) TCT(SEQ ID NO: 141) TIGIT miR-21 AGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGTAGGGCGAGTACGTGGATCG (SEQ ID NO: 142) (SEQ ID NO: 143) TIGIT miR-22AGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAG CTAGGGTGAGTACGTGGCAT (SEQ ID NO: 144) CT(SEQ ID NO: 145) TIM3 miR204 CATTATGCCTGGGATTTGGATCGATCAGATCGCAGGCATAATT (SEQ ID NO: 146) (SEQ ID NO: 147) TIM3 miR206CATTATGCCTGGGATTTGGATC GATCCGGATCCTAGGTATCC (SEQ ID NO: 148) ATG(SEQ ID NO: 149) TIM3 miR17 CATTATGCCTGGGATTTGGATCG CGGCCAGAACCAAGGCATAA(SEQ ID NO: 150) GTA (SEQ ID NO: 151) TIM3 miR126 CATTATGCCTGGGATTTGGATCACTCCAAATCCCGTGCATAA (SEQ ID NO: 152) TCG (SEQ ID NO: 153) TIM3 miR122CATTATGCCTGGGATTTGGATC GATTCGAATCCAAGGCATAT (SEQ ID NO: 154) GG(SEQ ID NO: 155) TIM3 miR214 TAATTCACATCCCTTTCATCAG ATGATGAAAGGACAGTGAA(SEQ ID NO: 156) TTA (SEQ ID NO: 157) LAG3 miR-30aTAGTCGTTGGGTAAAGTCGCCA TGGTGACTTCTCAACGATTA (SEQ ID NO: 158)(SEQ ID NO: 159) LAG3 miR122 GTTGCTTTCCGCTAAGTGGTGA TCACCACTTAGAGGAAAGCC(SEQ ID NO: 160) TC (SEQ ID NO: 161) GITR miR206 TTTGCAGTGGCCTTCGTGGCCCGGGCTATGAAGGCCATTGA (SEQ ID NO: 162) GAAA (SEQ ID NO: 163) GITR miR29b1AGCCTCCCGTCCTAAGACCCCAC GTGGGTCTTAGGTCGGGAG (SEQ ID NO: 164) CTGCT(SEQ ID NO: 165) PIK3IP1 miR206 TGAACGACCAGTGTTTAACCGGCCGGTTGAACATTGGTTGCC (SEQ ID NO: 166) TCA (SEQ ID NO: 167) PIK3IP1miR126 TTCTCCTTGGAGTTCATCCGCG ATGAACTTAGAGGAGACG (SEQ ID NO: 168)(SEQ ID NO: 169) PIK3IP1 miR30a TTCTCCTTGGAGTTCATCCGCGCGCGGATGATCCAAGGAGGA (SEQ ID NO: 170) (SEQ ID NO: 171)

Nucleic acid sequences encoding non-naturally occurring pri-miRNAsequences miRNA Encoded pri- Target miRNA(s) DNA Sequence CTLA4 miR204AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACAATATAGTCTTCTCCCTCGCTTGAGAATATATGAAGGAAGCAGGGACAGGACTATATTGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 178) PD1 miR204AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATGAGAATATATGAAGGATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 179) PD1 miR206GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGT TTGGTGACCTT (SEQ ID NO: 180)TIGIT miR17 TTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACCAGTCAGAATAATGTAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGTGATATGTGCATCTAGGGTGTGTCATGTGGATGAAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGG CCTGCTGATGT (SEQ ID NO: 181)TIGIT miR150 AGGGACTGGGCCCACGGGGAGGCAGCGTCCCCGAGGCAGCAGCGGCAGCGGCGGCTCCTCTCCCCATGGCCCTGAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCGTGCTGGGCTCAGACCCGGGTGATAATATGGATCTCAGGGACCTGGGGACCCCGGCACCGGCAGGCCCCAAGGGGTGAGGTGAGCGGGCATTGGGACCTCCCCTCCCTGTACTC (SEQ ID NO: 182) TIGIT miR204AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCCCTGAGAATATATGAAGGAGGGGTGAGAAGCGTGGATCCGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 183) TIGIT miR-206GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGTCTGCGTAGCAGTCATCGCCGGTTATGGATTACTTTGCTAACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGATTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGG TTTGGTGACCTT(SEQ ID NO: 184) TIGIT miR-204AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGAGAGAATATATGAAGGTCTGATGGCCGTCATCGTGGCGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 185) TIGIT miR-22CATTTTCCCTCCCTTTCCCTTAGGAGCCTGTTCCTCTCACGCCCTCACCTGGCTGAGCCGCATCTGTACAGCAGCATCGATGGTTATGTCCTGACCCAGCTAACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGATGCCCTCTGCCCCTGGCTTCGAGGAGGAGGAGGAGCTGCTTTCCCCATCATCT GGAAGGTG (SEQ ID NO: 186)TIGIT miR-16 cttcTGAAGAAAATATATTTCTTTTTATTCATAGCTCTTATGATAGCAATGTCAGCAGTGCCTACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGATTAAGATTCTAAAATTATCTTGCGCAGCTGTTCATCGTGGTAGTAAGGTTGACCATACTCTACAGTTGTGTTTTAATGTATATTAATGTTACT AATGTGTTTT(SEQ ID NO: 187) TIGIT miR-16cttcTGAAGAAAATATATTTCTTTTTATTCATAGCTCTTATGATAGCAATGTCAGCAGTGCCTACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGATTAAGATTCTAAAATTATCTTGCGCAGCTGTTCATCGTGGTAAGTAAGGTTGACCATACTCTACAGTTGTGTTTTAATGTATATTAATGTTAC TAATGTGTTTT(SEQ ID NO: 188) TIGIT miR-21TGTCTGCTTGTTTTGCCTACCATCGTGACATCTCCATGGCTGTACCACCTTGTCGGGACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGACTGTTGAATCTCATGGCTGCGAAGCAGCATCGTGGCTCTGACATTTTGGTATCTTTCATCTGACCATCCATATCCAATGTTCTCATTTAAACA (SEQ ID NO: 189) TIGIT miR-494CAGTTCTGTTTTGATTTTTTTTGTTTGTTTTTTGATCAGTGCTAATCTTCGATACTCGAAGGATCTGCAACGCAGTCTCGCTGGTCTTTATTTATGAACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGATTTTTTAGTATCAAATCCCACCCTGGAGGCACTTCCTGTTCCTGATGCAGCCTTCAGGG AGG (SEQ ID NO: 190) TIGITmiR-142 GGAGTCAGGAGGCCTGGGCAGCCTGAAGAGTACACGCCGACGGACAGACAGACAGTGCAGTCACCACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGAACAGCACTGGAGGGATGCACAGCAATCATCGTGGTGATGAGTGTACTGTGGGCTTCGGAGATCACGCCACTGCTGCCGCCCGC TGCCCGCCACCATCTTC(SEQ ID NO: 191) TIGIT miR-19CCAATAATTCAAGCCAAGCAAGTATATAGGTGTTTTAATAGTTTTTGTTTGCAGTCCTCTGATCTGCACAGCAGTTCGTGGTACAAGAAGAATGTAGTACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGATTGGTGGCCTGCTATTTCCTTCAAATGAATGATTTTTACTAATTTTGTGTACTTTTA TTGTG (SEQ ID NO: 192)TIGIT miR-1915 CGGACCACGGTGTCCCCTTCTCTCCAGCTGGGGGTCTCGGGTCCTGGCGCTGAGAGGCCGCACCACGATGACTGCTGTGCAGAGTGCACCCGTGTCTGCCAATAGCTGTAATCGTGGGCGGCCCTAGCGACCTGCGGCGGCGCCGGGAAAGCCCTGCCTCTGCAGCGGGTCCC AGGGGTC (SEQ ID NO: 193)TIGIT miR-206 GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCAGTCGTTGACTGTGGACTTATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATCGTTCACGGTCAGCGACTGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGG TTTGGTGACCTT(SEQ ID NO: 194) TIGIT miR-204AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTATCGTTCACGGTCAGCGACTGGAGAATATATGAAGGCAGTGCTGAACGTGAACGATCGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 195) TIGIT miR-22CATTTTCCCTCCCTTTCCCTTAGGAGCCTGTTCCTCTCACGCCCTCACCTGGCTGAGCCGCATAGTCGCTGACTTGAACAGATATATGTCCTGACCCAGCTATATCGTTCACGGTCAGCGACTGTGCCCTCTGCCCCTGGCTTCGAGGAGGAGGAGGAGCTGCTTTCCCCATCATCT GGAAGGTG (SEQ ID NO: 196)TIGIT miR-142 GGAGTCAGGAGGCCTGGGCAGCCTGAAGAGTACACGCCGACGGACAGACAGACAGTGCAGTCACCTATCGTTCACGGTCAGCGACTAACAGCACTGGAGGGTGTCGCTGACAGTGAACGATAGATGAGTGTACTGTGGGCTTCGGAGATCACGCCACTGCTGCCGCCCGC TGCCCGCCACCATCTTC(SEQ ID NO: 197) TIGIT miR-16cttcTGAAGAAAATATATTTCTTTTTATTCATAGCTCTTATGATAGCAATGTCAGCAGTGCCTTATCGTTCACGGTCAGCGACTGTTAAGATTCTAAAATTATCTGTCGCTGAGCGCTGAACGATGAAGTAAGGTTGACCATACTCTACAGTTGTGTTTTAATGTATATTAATGTTAC TAATGTGTTTT(SEQ ID NO: 198) TIGIT miR-206GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGACTACTTCAATGTCCTGACCTTATATGGATTACTTTGCTATAACTCAGGACATTGAAGTAGTTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGT TTGGTGACCTT (SEQ ID NO: 199)TIGIT miR-204 AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTAACTCAGGACATTGAAGTAGTGAGAATATATGAAGGACTATTCAGAGTCCTGAGTTCGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 200) TIGIT miR-21TGTCTGCTTGTTTTGCCTACCATCGTGACATCTCCATGGCTGTACCACCTTGTCGGGTAACTCAGGACATTGAAGTAGTCTGTTGAATCTCATGGCTACTCCAATGCCTGAGTTGTCTGACATTTTGGTATCTTTCATCTGACCATCCATATCCAATGTTCTCATTTAAACA (SEQ ID NO: 201) TIGIT miR-494CAGTTCTGTTTTGATTTTTTTTGTTTGTTTTTTGATCAGTGCTAATCTTCGATACTCGAAGGAACTACTGTAATGTCTGACGTTTCTTTATTTATGATAACTCAGGACATTGAAGTAGTTTTTTTAGTATCAAATCCCACCCTGGAGGCACTTCCTGTTCCTGATGCAGCCTTCAGGGAGG (SEQ ID NO: 202) TIGITmiR-19 CCAATAATTCAAGCCAAGCAAGTATATAGGTGTTTTAATAGTTTTTGTTTGCAGTCCTCTGGACTACTTCAATGTTGAGTTTACAAGAAGAATGTAGTTAACTCAGGACATTGAAGTAGTCTGGTGGCCTGCTATTTCCTTCAAATGAATGATTTTTACTAATTTTGTGTACTTTTA TTGTG (SEQ ID NO: 203)TIGIT miR-1915 CGGACCACGGTGTCCCCTTCTCTCCAGCTGGGGGTCTCGGGTCCTGGCGCTGAGAGGCCGCAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGGTGCACCCGTGCTAGGCAGTGAGCAAAGTGGATCGCGGCCCTAGCGACCTGCGGCGGCGCCGGGAAAGCCCTGCCTCTGCAGCGGGTCCC AGGGGTC (SEQ ID NO: 204)TIGIT miR-204 AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGGAGAATATATGAAGGCTAGGTGAGAAACGTGGATCGGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 205) TIGIT miR-206GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCTAGGGTGAGTAACGTGGCCTCTTATGGATTACTTTGCTAAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGG TTTGGTGACCTT(SEQ ID NO: 206) TIGIT miR-21TGTCTGCTTGTTTTGCCTACCATCGTGACATCTCCATGGCTGTACCACCTTGTCGGGAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGCTGTTGAATCTCATGGTAGGGCGAGTACGTGGATCGTCTGACATTTTGGTATCTTTCATCTGACCATCCATATCCAATGTTCTCATTTAAACA (SEQ ID NO: 207) TIGIT miR-22CATTTTCCCTCCCTTTCCCTTAGGAGCCTGTTCCTCTCACGCCCTCACCTGGCTGAGCCGCACTAGGGTGAGTACGTGGCATCTTATGTCCTGACCCAGCTAAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGTGCCCTCTGCCCCTGGCTTCGAGGAGGAGGAGGAGCTGCTTTCCCCATCATC TGGAAGGTG (SEQ ID NO: 208)TIM3 miR204 AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACCATTATGCCTGGGATTTGGATCGAGAATATATGAAGGGATCAGATCGCAGGCATAATTGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 209) TIM3 miR150AGGGACTGGGCCCACGGGGAGGCAGCGTCCCCGAGGCAGCAGCGGCAGCGGCGGCTCCTCTCCCCATGGCCCTGCATTATGCCTGGGATTTGGATCCTGGGCTCAGACCTCCAAATCCACACATAGTGCAGGGACCTGGGGACCCCGGCACCGGCAGGCCCCAAGGGGTGAGGTGAGCGGGCATTGGGACCTCCCCTCCCTGTACTC (SEQ ID NO: 210) TIM3 miR30aCAGGTTAACCCAACAGAAGGCTAAAGAAGGTATATTGCTGTTGACAGTGAGCGACCATTATGCCTGGGATTTGGATCCTGTGAAGCCACAGATGGGGATCCAGATCAGGCATAGTGGCTGCCTACTGCCTCGGACTTCAAGGGGCTACTTTAGGAGCAATTATCTTGTTTA (SEQ ID NO: 211) TIM3 miR206GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGGATCCGGATCCTAGGTATCCATGTATGGATTACTTTGCTACATTATGCCTGGGATTTGGATCTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGG TTTGGTGACCTT(SEQ ID NO: 212) TIM3 miR16CTTCTGAAGAAAATATATTTCTTTTTATTCATAGCTCTTATGATAGCAATGTCAGCAGTGCCTCATTATGCCTGGGATTTGGATCTTAAGATTCTAAAATTATCTTCCGAATCACATGGCATAATGAAGTAAGGTTGACCATACTCTACAGTTGTGTTTTAATGTATATTAATGTTAC TAATGTGTTTT(SEQ ID NO: 213) TIM3 miR17 TTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACCAGTCAGAATAATGTCATTATGCCTGGGATTTGGATCGTGATATGTGCATCGGCCAGAACCAAGGCATAAGTAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGG GCCTGCTGATGT(SEQ ID NO: 214) TIM3 miR126 CCGGGGTCCTGTCTGCATCCAGCGCAGCATTCTGGAAGACGCCACGCCTCCGCTGGCGACGGACTCCAAATCCCGTGCATAATCGCTGTGACACTTCAAACCATTATGCCTGGGATTTGGATCCCGTCCACGGCACCGCATCGAAAACGCCGCTGAGACCTCAGCCTTGACCTC CCTCAGCGTGG (SEQ ID NO: 215)TIM3 miR122 CAATGGTGGAATGTGGAGGTGAAGTTAACACCTTCGTGGCTACAGAGTTTCCTTAGCAGAGCTGCATTATGCCTGGGATTTGGATCTGTCTAAACTATGATTCGAATCCAAGGCATATGGTAGCTACTGCTAGGCAATCCTTCCCTCGATAAATGTCTTGGCATCGTTTGCTTTGAGCAAGAAGGTTCATCTGATATCAGTCTTCTCAATCT (SEQ ID NO: 216) TIM3 miR214ACAGGCTGATTGTATCTGTCTATGAGCAAAGGAAACCTGAAGGAACCAAGGGCCTGGCTGGACAGAGTTGTCATGTGATGATGAAAGGACAGTGAATTAGCAGAACATCCGCTCACCTGTTAATTCACATCCCTTTCATCAGCACATGACAACCCAGCCTGAATGACAACCAGCCATTGAAAGAAAGCAGCCCTCACACCATAGCATCTA (SEQ ID NO: 217) TIM3 miR29b1GGGTTTATTGTAAGAGAGCATTATGAAGAAAAAAATAGATCATAAAGCTTCTTCAGGACGATGGAAGGGTTGTGAACGTTAGATTTAAATAGTGATTGTCTAATTCACATCCCTTTCATCAGTCTTGGGGGAGACCAGCTGCGCTGCACTACCAACAGCAAAAGAAGTGAATG GGACAGCT (SEQ ID NO: 218)TIM3 miR204 AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTAATTCACATCCCTTTCATCAGGAGAATATATGAAGGCTGAGGAAGAGGTGTGAATTCGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 219) TIM3 miR133a1TTTACCAATGAAAAGCATTTAACTGTTTTGGATTCCAAACTAGCAGCACTACAATGCTTTGCTAGTGATGAATAGGCTGCGAATTATCGCCTCTTCAATGGATAATTCACATCCCTTTCATCAGTAGCTATGCATTGATTACTACGGGACAACCAACGTTTTCATTTGTGAATATCA ATTACTTGCCA(SEQ ID NO: 220) LAG3 miR30a CAGGTTAACCCAACAGAAGGCTAAAGAAGGTATATTGCTGTTGACAGTGAGCGACTAGTCGTTGGGTAAAGTCGCCACTGTGAAGCCACAGATGGGTGGTGACTTCTCAACGATTAGCTGCCTACTGCCTCGGACTTCAAGGGGCTACTTTAGGAGCAATTATCTTGTTTA (SEQ ID NO: 221) LAG3 miR206GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGTGGCGATTTTACCCAATGCTCTATATGGATTACTTTGCTATAGTCGTTGGGTAAAGTCGCCATTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGG TTTGGTGACCTT(SEQ ID NO: 222) LAG3 miR204 AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTAGTCGTTGGGTAAAGTCGCCAGAGAATATATGAAGGTGGCACTTTCCTCAACGACTCGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 223) LAG3 miR150AGGGACTGGGCCCACGGGGAGGCAGCGTCCCCGAGGCAGCAGCGGCAGCGGCGGCTCCTCTCCCCATGGCCCTGTAGTCGTTGGGTAAAGTCGCCACTGGGCTCAGACCGCGACTTACCACACGACTACAGGGACCTGGGGACCCCGGCACCGGCAGGCCCCAAGGGGTGAGGTGAGCGGGCATTGGGACCTCCCCTCCCTGTACTC (SEQ ID NO: 224) LAG3 miR17TTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACCAGTCAGAATAATGTGTTGCTTTCCGCTAAGTGGTGAGTGATATGTGCATCTCCCACTCAGAGGAAAGCACTAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGG CCTGCTGATGT (SEQ ID NO: 225)LAG3 miR122 CAATGGTGGAATGTGGAGGTGAAGTTAACACCTTCGTGGCTACAGAGTTTCCTTAGCAGAGCTGGTTGCTTTCCGCTAAGTGGTGATGTCTAAACTATTCACCACTTAGAGGAAAGCCTCTAGCTACTGCTAGGCAATCCTTCCCTCGATAAATGTCTTGGCATCGTTTGCTTTGAGCAAGAAGGTTCATCTGATATCAGTCTTCTCAATCT (SEQ ID NO: 226) LAG3 miR126CCGGGGTCCTGTCTGCATCCAGCGCAGCATTCTGGAAGACGCCACGCCTCCGCTGGCGACGGGAACCACTTAGCGCGAAGCAAGGCTGTGACACTTCAAACGTTGCTTTCCGCTAAGTGGTGACCGTCCACGGCACCGCATCGAAAACGCCGCTGAGACCTCAGCCTTGACCT CCCTCAGCGTGG(SEQ ID NO: 227) GITR miR30a CAGGTTAACCCAACAGAAGGCTAAAGAAGGTATATTGCTGTTGACAGTGAGCGACTTTGCAGTGGCCTTCGTGGCCCCTGTGAAGCCACAGATGGGGGGTCACGAGCCACTGCGAAGCTGCCTACTGCCTCGGACTTCAAGGGGCTACTTTAGGAGCAATTATCTTGTTTA (SEQ ID NO: 228) GITR miR206GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGGGGCTATGAAGGCCATTGAGAAATATGGATTACTTTGCTATTTGCAGTGGCCTTCGTAGCCCTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGG TTTGGTGACCTT(SEQ ID NO: 229) GITR miR17 TTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACCAGTCAGAATAATGTTTTGCAGTGGCCTTCGTGGCCCGTGATATGTGCATCGGTCACGTAGACTACTGCACTCGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGG CCTGCTGATGT (SEQ ID NO: 230)GITR miR122 CAATGGTGGAATGTGGAGGTGAAGTTAACACCTTCGTGGCTACAGAGTTTCCTTAGCAGAGCTGTTTGCAGTGGCCTTCGTGGCCCTGTCTAAACTATGGGTCACGAAGACCACTGCCCATAGCTACTGCTAGGCAATCCTTCCCTCGATAAATGTCTTGGCATCGTTTGCTTTGAGCAAGAAGGTTCATCTGATATCAGTCTTCTCAATCT (SEQ ID NO: 231) GITR miR150AGGGACTGGGCCCACGGGGAGGCAGCGTCCCCGAGGCAGCAGCGGCAGCGGCGGCTCCTCTCCCCATGGCCCTGAGCCTCCCGTCCTAAGACCCCACTGGGCTCAGACAGGGTCTTGGAAAGGAGGCTCAGGGACCTGGGGACCCCGGCACCGGCAGGCCCCAAGGGGTGAGGTGAGCGGGCATTGGGACCTCCCCTCCCTGTACTC (SEQ ID NO: 232) GITR miR29GGGTTTATTGTAAGAGAGCATTATGAAGAAAAAAATAGATCATAAAGCTTCTTCAGGGTGGGTCTTAGGTCGGGAGCTGCTGATTTAAATAGTGATTGTCAGCCTCCCGTCCTAAGACCCCACCTTGGGGGAGACCAGCTGCGCTGCACTACCAACAGCAAAAGAAGTGAATG GGACAGCT (SEQ ID NO: 233)GITR miR181a1 TCTCCCATCCCCTTCAGATACTTACAGATACTGTAAAGTGAGTAGAATTCTGAGTTTTGAGGTTGCTTCAGTGAGCCTCCCGTCCTAAGACCCCACTTGGAATTAAAATCAAGTGGGTCTTGACGGGTGGCACCCTATGGCTAACCATCATCTACTCCATGGTGCTCAGAATTCGCTGAAGACAGGAAACCAAAGGTGGACACACCAGG (SEQ ID NO: 234) TIGIT miR206GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCAGGGTGAGTAACGTGGCCTCTTATGGATTACTTTGCTAAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAG GTTTGGTGACCTT(SEQ ID NO: 235) TIGIT miR30aCAGGTTAACCCAACAGAAGGCTAAAGAAGGTATATTGCTGTTGACAGTGAGCGACAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCAAGCTGTGAAGCCACAGATGGGCTTGGGTGAGACGTGGATCTGCTGCCTACTGCCTCGGACTTCAAGGGGCTACTTTAGGAGCAATTATCTTGTTTA (SEQ ID NO: 236) TIGITmiR133a1 TTTACCAATGAAAAGCATTTAACTGTTTTGGATTCCAAACTAGCAGCACTACAATGCTTTGCTAGAGGGGTGTATACCGCGGATCTTCGCCTCTTCAATGGAAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCCTGTAGCTATGCATTGATTACTACGGGACAACCAACGTTTTCATTTGTGAATATC AATTACTTGCCA(SEQ ID NO: 237) TIGIT miR122CAATGGTGGAATGTGGAGGTGAAGTTAACACCTTCGTGGCTACAGAGTTTCCTTAGCAGAGCTGAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTTGTGTCTAAACTATCAAGGGTGAGTCACGTGGAGATTAGCTACTGCTAGGCAATCCTTCCCTCGATAAATGTCTTGGCATCGTTTGCTTTGAGCAAGAAGGTTCATCTGATATCAGTCTTCTCAATCT (SEQ ID NO: 238) TIGIT miR29b1GGGTTTATTGTAAGAGAGCATTATGAAGAAAAAAATAGATCATAAAGCTTCTTCAGGAAAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTTAGATTTAAATAGTGATTGTCTAGGTGAGTTACGTGGATCTGTTCTTGGGGGAGACCAGCTGCGCTGCACTACCAACAGCAAAAGAAGTGAATG GGACAGCT (SEQ ID NO: 239)TIGIT miR214 ACAGGCTGATTGTATCTGTCTATGAGCAAAGGAAACCTGAAGGAACCAAGGGCCTGGCTGGACAGAGTTGTCATGTGTCAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTGCAGAACATCCGCTCACCTGTAGGGTGAGACTCGTGGATCTGTCACATGACAACCCAGCCTGAATGACAACCAGCCATTGAAAGAAAGCAGCCCTCACACCATAGCATCTA (SEQ ID NO: 240) PD1 miR30aCAGGTTAACCCAACAGAAGGCTAAAGAAGGTATATTGCTGTTGACAGTGAGCGACTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGAGCTGTGAAGCCACAGATGGGCTCCTTGGACCATTCCTGAAGCTGCCTACTGCCTCGGACTTCAAGGGGCTACTTTAGGAGCAATTATCTTGTTTA (SEQ ID NO: 241) PD1 miR412GTCTTGGAGGCTGGGGCACCTCGGGGAAGGACGCCGGCATCAGCACCATTCTGGGGTACGGGGATGGATTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGAATTGTTTCTAATGTCCTGAAGCCATTCATGGAGCCGTCCGTATCCGCTGCAGCCTGTGGGGCCTGCGGGCCGGGGAGCCGATC GCGCTTCAGCTCAGCGCCT(SEQ ID NO: 242) PD1 miR17 TTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACCAGTCAGAATAATGTTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGAAGTGATATGTGCATCTTCTTGGTACACGTTCCTGCTCACATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGG CCTGCTGATGT (SEQ ID NO: 243)PD1 miR122 CAATGGTGGAATGTGGAGGTGAAGTTAACACCTTCGTGGCTACAGAGTTTCCTTAGCAGAGCTGTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGAGTGTCTAAACTATCTCCTTGGAACACATTCCTACATAGCTACTGCTAGGCAATCCTTCCCTCGATAAATGTCTTGGCATCGTTTGCTTTGAGCAAGAAGGTTCATCTGATATCAGTCTTCTCAATCT (SEQ ID NO: 244) PD1 miR150AGGGACTGGGCCCACGGGGAGGCAGCGTCCCCGAGGCAGCAGCGGCAGCGGCGGCTCCTCTCCCCATGGCCCTGTATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGCTGGGCTCAGACGTGTGGTTTATCCTGTTGTACAGGGACCTGGGGACCCCGGCACCGGCAGGCCCCAAGGGGTGAGGTGAGCGGGCATTGGGACCTCCCCTCCCTGTACTC (SEQ ID NO: 245) PD1 miR486TGTGGTGCTGGGGGCTTCAGCGGCCGGCTCTGATCTCCATCCTCCCTGGGGCATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGGCCCTTCATGCTGCCCAGCTTGTGGTTCTATTATGTTATAACTCGGGGTGGGAGTCAGCAGGAGGTGAGGGGGCATGGTGGCCCCAGTGCAGC (SEQ ID NO: 246) PD1 miR206GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCGTGCTGAACTGGTATCGAAATGTATGGATTACTTTGCTACATGCGGTACCAGTTTAGCACGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAG GTTTGGTGACCTT(SEQ ID NO: 247) PD1 miR122 CAATGGTGGAATGTGGAGGTGAAGTTAACACCTTCGTGGCTACAGAGTTTCCTTAGCAGAGCTGCATGCGGTACCAGTTTAGCACGTGTCTAAACTATCGTGCTAGACTTGTACTGTCAGTAGCTACTGCTAGGCAATCCTTCCCTCGATAAATGTCTTGGCATCGTTTGCTTTGAGCAAGAAGGTTCATCTGATATCAGTCTTCTCAATCT (SEQ ID NO: 248) PD1 miR30aCAGGTTAACCCAACAGAAGGCTAAAGAAGGTATATTGCTGTTGACAGTGAGCGACCATGCGGTACCAGTTTAGCACGCTGTGAAGCCACAGATGGGCGTGCTAGAGGTGTCGCATGGCTGCCTACTGCCTCGGACTTCAAGGGGCTACTTTAGGAGCAATTATCTTGTTTA (SEQ ID NO: 249) CTLA4 miR206GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCAGCGAGGGAGAAGATTACCATTTATGGATTACTTTGCTAAATATAGTCTTCTCCCTCGCTGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGG TTTGGTGACCTT(SEQ ID NO: 250) CTLA4 miR26a TGAAGCCACAGGAGCCAAGAGCAGGAGGACCAAGGCCCTGGCGAAGGCCGTGGCCTCGAATATAGTCTTCTCCCTCGCTTGTGCAGGTCCCAATGGAGCGAGGGATAGGACTATACTCGGGGACGCGGGCCTGGACGCCGGCATCCGGGCTCAGGACCCCCCTCTCTGCCA GAGGC (SEQ ID NO: 251) CTLA4miR30a CAGGTTAACCCAACAGAAGGCTAAAGAAGGTATATTGCTGTTGACAGTGAGCGACAATATAGTCTTCTCCCTCGCTGCTGTGAAGCCACAGATGGGCAGTGAGGGAAGACTATGTTGCTGCCTACTGCCTCGGACTTCAAGGGGCTACTTTAGGAGCAATTATCTTGTTTA (SEQ ID NO: 252) PIK3IP1miR206 GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCGGTTGAACATTGGTTGCCTCATATGGATTACTTTGCTATGAACGACCAGTGTTTAACCGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGG TTTGGTGACCTT(SEQ ID NO: 253) PIK3IP1 miR126CCGGGGTCCTGTCTGCATCCAGCGCAGCATTCTGGAAGACGCCACGCCTCCGCTGGCGACGGGACGGATGAACTTAGAGGAGACGCTGTGACACTTCAAACTTCTCCTTGGAGTTCATCCGCGCCGTCCACGGCACCGCATCGAAAACGCCGCTGAGACCTCAGCCTTGACCT CCCTCAGCGTGG(SEQ ID NO: 254) PIK3IP1 miR30aCAGGTTAACCCAACAGAAGGCTAAAGAAGGTATATTGCTGTTGACAGTGAGCGACTTCTCCTTGGAGTTCATCCGCGCTGTGAAGCCACAGATGGGCGCGGATGATCCAAGGAGGAGCTGCCTACTGCCTCGGACTTCAAGGGGCTACTTTAGGAGCAATTATCTTGTTTA (SEQ ID NO: 255) TCRa3′UTRmiR150 AGGGACTGGGCCCACGGGGAGGCAGCGTCCCCGAGGCAGCAGCGGCAGCGGCGGCTCCTCTCCCCATGGCCCTGATACACATCAGAATCCTTACTGCTGGGCTCAGACCGTAAGGATCTCCTGTGTATCAGGGACCTGGGGACCCCGGCACCGGCAGGCCCCAAGGGGTGAGGCGAGCGGGCATTGGGACCTCCCCTCCCTGTACTC (SEQ ID NO: 256) TCRa3′UTR miR204AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACATACACATCAGAATCCTTACTTGAGAATATATGAAGGAGGTAGGATACTGATGTGTACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 257) TCRa3′UTR miR206GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCGGTAAGGATTCTGATGTAATATTATGGATTACTTTGCTAATACACATCAGAATCCTTACTGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGT TTGGTGACCTT (SEQ ID NO: 258)TCRa3′UTR miR26a TGAAGCCACAGGAGCCAAGAGCAGGAGGACCAAGGCCCTGGCGAAGGCCGTGGCCTCGATACACATCAGAATCCTTACTTGTGCAGGTCCCAATGGAGTAAGGATCCTGATGTGTCTCGGGGACGCGGGCCTGGACGCCGGCATCCGGGCTCAGGACCCCCCTCTCTGCCAG AGGC (SEQ ID NO: 259)TCRa3′UTR miR150 AGGGACTGGGCCCACGGGGAGGCAGCGTCCCCGAGGCAGCAGCGGCAGCGGCGGCTCCTCTCCCCATGGCCCTGTTGTTGAAGGCGTTTGCACATGCTGGGCTCAGACCTGTGCAATGCGATCAATAGCAGGGACCTGGGGACCCCGGCACCGGCAGGCCCCAAGGGGTGAGGCGAGCGGGCATTGGGACCTCCCCTCCCTGTACTC (SEQ ID NO: 260) TCRa3′UTR miR16CTTCTGAAGAAAATATATTTCTTTTTATTCATAGCTCTTATGATAGCAATGTCAGCAGTGCCTTTGTTGAAGGCGTTTGCACATGTTAAGATTCTAAAATTATCTTGTGCGGAAGCACTTCAATAAAAGTAAGGTTGACCATACTCTACAGTTGTGTTTTAATGTATATTAATGTTAC TAATGTGTTTT(SEQ ID NO: 261) TCRa3′UTR miR206GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCGTGTGTGAACGCCTTCACATAATATGGATTACTTTGCTATTGTTGAAGGCGTTTGCACATGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGG TTTGGTGACCTT(SEQ ID NO: 262) TCRa3′UTR miR26aTGAAGCCACAGGAGCCAAGAGCAGGAGGACCAAGGCCCTGGCGAAGGCCGTGGCCTCGTTGTTGAAGGCGTTTGCACATTGTGCAGGTCCCAATGGGTGTGCAAAGGTCTTCAATCACGGGGACGCGGGCCTGGACGCCGGCATCCGGGCTCAGGACCCCCCTCTCTGCCA GAGGC (SEQ ID NO: 263)

Non-naturally occurring miRNA sequences (two or more pri-miRNAs) miRNAmiRNA Target backbone DNA Sequence PD1 miR204 +AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCC miR206ATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATGAGAATATATGAAGGATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGACGATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTT (SEQ ID NO: 267)PD1 + TIGIT miR204 + AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCmiR150 ATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATGAGAATATATGAAGGATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGACAGGGACTGGGCCCACGGGGAGGCAGCGTCCCCGAGGCAGCAGCGGCAGCGGCGGCTCCTCTCCCCATGGCCCTGAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCGTGCTGGGCTCAGACCCGGGTGATAATATGGATCTCAGGGACCTGGGGACCCCGGCACCGGCAGGCCCCAAGGGGTGAGGTGAGCGGGCATTGGGACCTCCCCTCCCTGTACTC (SEQ ID NO: 268) PD1 + TIGIT miR206 +GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACA miR150CTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTTAGGGACTGGGCCCACGGGGAGGCAGCGTCCCCGAGGCAGCAGCGGCAGCGGCGGCTCCTCTCCCCATGGCCCTGAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCGTGCTGGGCTCAGACCCGGGTGATAATATGGATCTCAGGGACCTGGGGACCCCGGCACCGGCAGGCCCCAAGGGGTGAGGTGAGCGGGCATTGGGACCTCCCCTCCCTGTACTC (SEQ ID NO: 269)TIGIT + PD1 miR17 + TTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACCmiR204 AGTCAGAATAATGTAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGTGATATGTGCATCTAGGGTGTGTCATGTGGATGAAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGGCCTGCTGATGTAGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATGAGAATATATGAAGGATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 270)TIGIT + PD1 miR17 + TTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACCmiR206 AGTCAGAATAATGTAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGTGATATGTGCATCTAGGGTGTGTCATGTGGATGAAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGGCCTGCTGATGTGATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTT (SEQ ID NO: 271) TIGIT + PD1 miR204 +AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCC miR206ATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCCCTGAGAATATATGAAGGAGGGGTGAGAAGCGTGGATCCGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGACGATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTT (SEQ ID NO: 272)TIGIT + PD1 miR150 + AGGGACTGGGCCCACGGGGAGGCAGCGTCCCCGAGGCAGCAGCGGCAmiR204 GCGGCGGCTCCTCTCCCCATGGCCCTGAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCGTGCTGGGCTCAGACCCGGGTGATAATATGGATCTCAGGGACCTGGGGACCCCGGCACCGGCAGGCCCCAAGGGGTGAGGTGAGCGGGCATTGGGACCTCCCCTCCCTGTACTCAGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATGAGAATATATGAAGGATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 273) TIGIT + PD1 miR150 +AGGGACTGGGCCCACGGGGAGGCAGCGTCCCCGAGGCAGCAGCGGCA miR206GCGGCGGCTCCTCTCCCCATGGCCCTGAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCGTGCTGGGCTCAGACCCGGGTGATAATATGGATCTCAGGGACCTGGGGACCCCGGCACCGGCAGGCCCCAAGGGGTGAGGTGAGCGGGCATTGGGACCTCCCCTCCCTGTACTCGATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTT (SEQ ID NO: 274)TIGIT + miR17 + TTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACCPD1 + PD1 miR204 + AGTCAGAATAATGTAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGTGATATGTGCATCTmiR206 AGGGTGTGTCATGTGGATGAAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGGCCTGCTGATGTAGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATGAGAATATATGAAGGATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGACGATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTT (SEQ ID NO: 275) TIGIT + miR17 +TTAGGATGAGTTGAGATCCCAGTGATCTTCTCGCTAAGAGTTTCCTGCCT PD1 + PD1 miR204 +GGGCAAGGAGGAAATTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAA miR206 extraCTGAAGATTGTGACCAGTCAGAATAATGTAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTA spacing 1GTGATATGTGCATCTAGGGTGTGTCATGTGGATGAAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGGCCTGCTGATGTAGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATGAGAATATATGAAGGATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGACGATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTTCTTCCTCATCAGGGCTTTGTGCCAGCAAATGACTCCCTCACCAAGGAAGCAAGAGCCTCTGAATCCCATCTGGGCTCTTCCTGAACACCCCTATCTCCCCC TCT (SEQ ID NO: 276)TIGIT + miR17 + TTAGGGATTATGCTGAATTTGTATGGTTTATAGTTGTTAGAGTTTGAGGTPD1 + PD1 miR204 + GTTAATTCTAATTATCTATTTCAAATTTTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCmiR206 extra ACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACCAGTCAGAATAATGTAGATCCACGTspacing 2 TACTCACCCTAGTGATATGTGCATCTAGGGTGTGTCATGTGGATGAAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGGCCTGCTGATGTAGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATGAGAATATATGAAGGATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGACGATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTTCTTCCTCATCAGGGCTTTGTGCCAGCAAATGACTCCCTCACCAAGGAAGCAAGAGCCTCTGAATCCCATCTGGGCTCTTCCTGAACACCC CTATCTCCCCCTCT(SEQ ID NO: 277) PD1 + PD1 + miR204 +AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCC TIGIT miR206 +ATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTTCAGGAATGGGTTCC miR17AAGGATGAGAATATATGAAGGATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGACGATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTTTTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACCAGTCAGAATAATGTAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGTGATATGTGCATCTAGGGTGTGTCATGTGGATGAAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGGCCTGCTGATGT (SEQ ID NO: 278) PD1 + PD1 + miR204 +TTAGGATGAGTTGAGATCCCAGTGATCTTCTCGCTAAGAGTTTCCTGCCT TIGIT miR206 +GGGCAAGGAGGAAAAGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTT miR17 extraCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTT spacing 1CAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATGAGAATATATGAAGGATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGACGATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTTTTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACCAGTCAGAATAATGTAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGTGATATGTGCATCTAGGGTGTGTCATGTGGATGAAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGGCCTGCTGATGTCTTCCTCATCAGGGCTTTGTGCCAGCAAATGACTCCCTCACCAAGGAAGCAAGAGCCTCTGAATCCCATCTGGGCTCTTCCTGAACACCCCTATCTCCCCCTCT (SEQ ID NO: 279)PD1 + PD1 + miR204 + TGGAGAGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACCTCCTGATCATTIGIT miR206 + GTACCCATAGGACAGGGTGATGGAAAGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAmiR17 extra GCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTG spacing 2ACTCGTGGACTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATGAGAATATATGAAGGATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGACGATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTTTTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACCAGTCAGAATAATGTAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGTGATATGTGCATCTAGGGTGTGTCATGTGGATGAAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGGCCTGCTGATGTCTTCCTCATCAGGGCTTTGTGCCAGCAAATGACTCCCTCACCAAGGAAGCAAGAGCCTCTGAATCCCATCTGGGCTCTTCCTGAACACCCC TATCTCCCCCTCT(SEQ ID NO: 280) PD1 + CTLA4 miR204 +AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCC miR26aATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATGAGAATATATGAAGGATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGACTGAAGCCACAGGAGCCAAGAGCAGGAGGACCAAGGCCCTGGCGAAGGCCGTGGCCTCGAATATAGTCTTCTCCCTCGCTTGTGCAGGTCCCAATGGAGCGAGGGATAGGACTATACTCGGGGACGCGGGCCTGGACGCCGGCATCCGGGCTCAGGACCCCCCTCTCTGCCAGAGGC (SEQ ID NO: 281) PD1 + PD1miR204 + AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCC miR206ATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATGAGAATATATGAAGGATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGACGATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTT (SEQ ID NO: 282)PD1 + CTLA4 miR206 + GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACAmiR26a CTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTTTGAAGCCACAGGAGCCAAGAGCAGGAGGACCAAGGCCCTGGCGAAGGCCGTGGCCTCGAATATAGTCTTCTCCCTCGCTTGTGCAGGTCCCAATGGAGCGAGGGATAGGACTATACTCGGGGACGCGGGCCTGGACGCCGGCATCCGGGCTCAGGACCC CCCTCTCTGCCAGAGGC(SEQ ID NO: 283) PD1 + CTLA4 miR206 +GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACA miR204CTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTTAGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACAATATAGTCTTCTCCCTCGCTTGAGAATATATGAAGGAAGCAGGGACAGGACTATATTGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 284)TIGIT + miR17 + TTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACC CTLA4miR26a AGTCAGAATAATGTAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGTGATATGTGCATCTAGGGTGTGTCATGTGGATGAAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGGCCTGCTGATGTTGAAGCCACAGGAGCCAAGAGCAGGAGGACCAAGGCCCTGGCGAAGGCCGTGGCCTCGAATATAGTCTTCTCCCTCGCTTGTGCAGGTCCCAATGGAGCGAGGGATAGGACTATACTCGGGGACGCGGGCCTGGACGCCGGCATCCGGGCTCAGGACCC CCCTCTCTGCCAGAGGC(SEQ ID NO: 285) TIGIT + miR17 +TTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACC CTLA4 miR204AGTCAGAATAATGTAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGTGATATGTGCATCTAGGGTGTGTCATGTGGATGAAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGGCCTGCTGATGTAGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACAATATAGTCTTCTCCCTCGCTTGAGAATATATGAAGGAAGCAGGGACAGGACTATATTGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 286)TIGIT + PD1 miR17 + TTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACCmiR204 AGTCAGAATAATGTAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGTGATATGTGCATCTAGGGTGTGTCATGTGGATGAAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGGCCTGCTGATGTAGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACTTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATGAGAATATATGAAGGATCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 287)TIGIT + PD1 miR17 + TTAGCAGGAAAAAAGAGAACATCACCTTGTAAAACTGAAGATTGTGACC206 AGTCAGAATAATGTAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCTAGTGATATGTGCATCTAGGGTGTGTCATGTGGATGAAGCATTATGGTGACAGCTGCCTCGGGAAGCCAAGTTGGGCTTTAAAGTGCAGGGCCTGCTGATGTGATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTT (SEQ ID NO: 288) TIGIT + miR204 +AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCC CTLA4 miR26aATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCCCTGAGAATATATGAAGGAGGGGTGAGAAGCGTGGATCCGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGACTGAAGCCACAGGAGCCAAGAGCAGGAGGACCAAGGCCCTGGCGAAGGCCGTGGCCTCGAATATAGTCTTCTCCCTCGCTTGTGCAGGTCCCAATGGAGCGAGGGATAGGACTATACTCGGGGACGCGGGCCTGGACGCCGGCATCCGGGCTCAGGACCCCCCTCTCTGCCAGAGGC (SEQ ID NO: 289) TIGIT + PD1miR204 + AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATCGCGTACCC miR206ATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGACAGATCCACGTTACTCACCCCCTGAGAATATATGAAGGAGGGGTGAGAAGCGTGGATCCGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATGACGATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCCTGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATATATGGATTACTTTGCTATATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTT (SEQ ID NO: 290)

Splice donor and splice acceptor site sequences

5′ side of intron AGGTAAGAGTCGATCG (SEQ ID NO: 291) (SEQ ID NO: 291)3′ side of intron ACGCGTTACTAACTGGTACCTCTTTTTTTTTT (SEQ ID NO: 292)TTGATATCCTGCAGGC (SEQ ID NO: 292)

Additional miRNA Sequences

SEQ ID Mature miRNA_Length (Sequence) NO:Guide PD1_204_21nt (TTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGA) 704Guide PD1_204_23nt (TTCAGGAATGGGTTCCAAGGATG) 705Passenger PD1_204_21nt (TCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACG) 706Passenger PD1_204_22nt (TCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACG 707 T)Passenger PD1_204_23nt (TCCTGGAAGCTATTCCTGACG 708 TT)Guide PD1_206_21nt (TATAATATAATAGAACCACAG) 709Guide PD1_206_23nt (TATAATATAATAGAACCACAGGA) 710Passenger PD1_206_21nt (TGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATA) 711Passenger PD1_206_22nt (TGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATA 712 T)Passenger PD1_206_23nt (TGTGGTTCTGTTATATCCATA 713 TA)

Exemplary anti-CD33 VH and VL Sequences

SEQ Amino Acid SEQ Name ID NO Sequence ID NO Nucleotide SequencehM195 VL 293 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVG 301 GACATTCAGATGACCCAGTCTCCGAGCTCTCTGTCDRVTITCRASESVDNY CGCATCAGTAGGAGACAGGGTCACCATCACATGC GISFMNWFQQKPGKAAGAGCCAGCGAAAGTGTCGACAATTATGGCATTA PKLLIYAASNQGSGVPSGCTTTATGAACTGGTTCCAACAGAAACCCGGGAA RFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLGGCTCCTAAGCTTCTGATTTACGCTGCATCCAACC QPDDFATYYCQQSKEVAAGGCTCCGGGGTACCCTCTCGCTTCTCAGGCAG PWTFGQGTKVEIKTGGATCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATTTCAT CTCTGCAGCCTGATGACTTCGCAACCTATTACTGTCAGCAAAGTAAGGAGGTTCCGTGGACGTTCGGTC AAGGGACCAAGGTGGAGATCAAA hM195 VH 294QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGS 302 CAGGTTCAGCTGGTGCAGTCTGGAGCTGAGGTG SVKVSCKASGYTFTDYAAGAAGCCTGGGAGCTCAGTGAAGGTTTCCTGCA NMHWVRQAPGQGLEAAGCTTCTGGCTACACCTTCACTGACTACAACATG WIGYIYPYNGGTGYNQCACTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCTGGCCAAGGCCTG KFKSKATITADESTNTAGAATGGATTGGATATATTTATCCTTACAATGGTG YMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCGTACCGGCTACAACCAGAAGTTCAAGAGCAAGG ARGRPAMDYWGQGTCCACAATTACAGCAGACGAGAGTACTAACACAGC LVTVSSCTACATGGAACTCTCCAGCCTGAGGTCTGAGGAC ACTGCAGTCTATTACTGCGCAAGAGGGCGCCCCGCTATGGACTACTGGGGCCAAGGGACTCTGGTCAC TGTCTCTTCA M2H12 VH 295QVQLQQSGPELVRPGT FVKISCKASGYTFTNYDI NWVNQRPGQGLEWI GWIYPGDGSTKYNEKFKAKATLTADKSSSTAYL QLNNLTSENSAVYFCA SGYEDAMDYWGQGT SVTVSS M2H12 VL 296DIKMTQSPSSMYASLG ERVIINCKASQDINSYLS WFQQKPGKSPKTLIYR ANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGQDYSLTISSLEYEDM GIYYCLQYDEFPLTFGA GTKLELKR DRB2 VH 297EVKLQESGPELVKPGAS VKMSCKASGYKFTDYV VHWLKQKPGQGLEWI GYINPYNDGTKYNEKFKGKATLTSDKSSSTAY MEVSSLTSEDSAVYYC ARDYRYEVYGMDYWG QGTSVTVSS DRB2 VL 298DIVLTQSPTIMSASPGE RVTMTCTASSSVNYIH WYQQKSGDSPLRWIF DTSKVASGVPARFSGSGSGTSYSLTISTMEAED AATYYCQQWRSYPLTF GDGTRLELKRADAAPT VS My9-6 VH 299QVQLQQPGAEVVKPG ASVKMSCKASGYTFTS YYIHWIKQTPGQGLEW VGVIYPGNDDISYNQKFKGKATLTADKSSTTAY MQLSSLTSEDSAVYYC AREVRLRYFDVWGAG TTVTVSS My9-6 VL 300NIMLTQSPSSLAVSAG EKVTMSCKSSQSVFFSS SQKNYLAWYQQIPGQ SPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFTGSGSGTDFTLTIS SVQSEDLAIYYCHQYLS SRTFGGGTKLEIKR hM195 303DIQMTQSPSSLSA 304 GACATTCAGATGACCCAGTCTCCGAGCTCTCTGTC scFv SVGDRVTITCRASCGCATCAGTAGGAGACAGGGTCACCATCACATGC ESVDNYGISFMNAGAGCCAGCGAAAGTGTCGACAATTATGGCATTA WFQQKPGKAPKLGCTTTATGAACTGGTTCCAACAGAAACCCGGGAA LIYAASNQGSGVPGGCTCCTAAGCTTCTGATTTACGCTGCATCCAACC SRFSGSGSGTDFTAAGGCTCCGGGGTACCCTCTCGCTTCTCAGGCAG LTISSLQPDDFATYTGGATCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATTTCAT YCQQSKEVPWTFCTCTGCAGCCTGATGACTTCGCAACCTATTACTGT GQGTKVEIKGGGGCAGCAAAGTAAGGAGGTTCCGTGGACGTTCGGTC SGGGGSGGGGSQAAGGGACCAAGGTGGAGATCAAAGGTGGCGGTG VQLVQSGAEVKKPGCTCGGGCGGTGGTGGGTCGGGTGGCGGCGGAT GSSVKVSCKASGYCTCAGGTTCAGCTGGTGCAGTCTGGAGCTGAGGT TFTDYNMHWVRQGAAGAAGCCTGGGAGCTCAGTGAAGGTTTCCTGC APGQGLEWIGYIYAAAGCTTCTGGCTACACCTTCACTGACTACAACAT PYNGGTGYNQKFGCACTGGGTGAGGCAGGCTCCTGGCCAAGGCCT KSKATITADESTNTGGAATGGATTGGATATATTTATCCTTACAATGGT AYMELSSLRSEDTGGTACCGGCTACAACCAGAAGTTCAAGAGCAAG AVYYCARGRPAMGCCACAATTACAGCAGACGAGAGTACTAACACAG DYWGQGTLVTVSSCCTACATGGAACTCTCCAGCCTGAGGTCTGAGGA CACTGCAGTCTATTACTGCGCAAGAGGGCGCCCCGCTATGGACTACTGGGGCCAAGGGACTCTGGTCA CTGTCTCTTCA

Exemplary anti-MUC1 VH and VL Sequences

SEQ ID Name NO Amino Acid Sequence Anti-MUC1 305QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGYAFSNFWMNWVRQAPGQGLEWMGQI VH1YPGDGDTNYNGKFKGRVTITADKSTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARSYYRSAWFA YWGQGTLVTVSSAnti-MUC1 306 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYAFSNFWMNWVRQAPGQGLEWMGQI VH2YPGDGDTNYNGKFKGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARSYYRSAWF AYWGQGTLVTVSSAnti-MUC1 307 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYAFSNFWMNWVRQAPGQGLEWMGQI VH3YPGDGDTNYNGKFKGRVTMTRDTSISTAYMELSRLRSDDTAVYYCARSYYRSAWF AYWGQGTLVTVSSAnti-MUC1 308 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGATVKISCKVSGYAFSNFWMNWVQQAPGKGLEWMGQIY VH4PGDGDTNYNGKFKGRVTITADTSTDTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARSYYRSAWFAY WGQGTLVTVSRAnti-MUC1 309 EVQLVQSGAEVKKPGESLKISCKGSGYAFSNFWMNWVRQMPGKGLEWMGQIY VH5PGDGDTNYNGKFKGQVTISADKSISTAYLQWSSLKASDTAMYYCARSYYRSAWFA YWGQGTLVTVSLAnti-MUC1 310EIVLTQSPDFQSVTPKEKVTITCRASQSIGTSIHWYQQKPDQSPKLLIKYASESISGVP VL1SRFSGSGSGTDFTLTINSLEAEDAATYYCQQSNNWPLTFGQGTKVEIK Anti-MUC1 311EIVMTQSPATLSVSPGERATLSCRASQSIGTSIHWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYYASESISGI VL2PARFSGSGSGTEFTLTISSLQSEDFAVYYCQQSNNWPLTFGGGTKVEIK Anti-MUC1 312EIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSIGTSIHWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYYASESISGIP VL3ARFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLEPEDFAVYYCQQSNNWPLTFGGGTKVEIK Anti-MUC1 313AIQLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSIGTSIHWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYYASESISGVP VL4SRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSNNWPLTFGGGTKVEIK Anti-MUC1 314DIVMTQSPSLLSASTGDRVTISCRASQSIGTSIHWYQQKPGKAPELLIYYASESISGV VL5PSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISCLQSEDFATYYCQQSNNWPLTFGQGTKVEIK

Exemplary anti-MUC16 Sequences

SEQ Amino Acid SEQ Name ID NO Sequence ID NO Nucleotide Sequence Anti-315 QVQLQESGPGLVKPS 316 CAGGTGCAACTGCAGGAATCAGGTCCAGGCTTG MUC16QTLSLTCTVSGYSIVSH GTCAAGCCATCGCAGACTCTTAGTCTGACATGCA VH1 YYWSWIRQHPGKGLECCGTGAGTGGCTATAGCATCGTGTCGCACTATTA WIGYISSDGSNYYNPSLTTGGTCTTGGATCAGGCAGCATCCAGGAAAGGG KSLVTISVDTSKNQFSLACTGGAGTGGATCGGGTACATTAGCAGCGATGG KLSSVTAADTAVYYCVGAGCAACTATTACAACCCATCTCTGAAGTCCCTGG RGVDYWGQGTMVTVTAACTATTAGCGTGGATACAAGCAAAAATCAGTT SSTTCATTAAAGCTCTCTTCAGTGACCGCAGCTGATA CCGCCGTCTATTATTGCGTGCGGGGGGTGGACTACTGGGGTCAGGGCACCATGGTTACTGTGTCATCA Anti- 317 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSD 318CAGGTACAGCTGCAGGAGAGTGGCCCTGGTTTA MUC16 TLSLTCAVSGYSIVSHYGTAAAGCCATCAGATACACTTTCACTTACCTGCGC VH2 YWGWIRQPPGKGLECGTGTCTGGTTATTCTATCGTGAGCCACTATTACT WIGYISSDGSNYYNPSLGGGGATGGATCCGCCAGCCCCCTGGCAAAGGTCT KSRVTMSVDTSKNQFSTGAGTGGATTGGCTATATAAGTTCGGATGGCAGT LKLSSVTAVDTAVYYCVAACTATTACAATCCTTCTCTGAAGAGCCGTGTCAC RGVDYWGQGTMVTVTATGAGCGTGGACACTAGCAAAAACCAGTTCAGC SS CTGAAGCTGTCCTCCGTCACCGCCGTAGACACCGCTGTCTACTATTGTGTTAGGGGGGTGGACTACTG GGGCCAAGGCACCATGGTCACGGTGAGCAGC Anti-319 EVQLVESGGGLVQPG 320 MUC16 GSLRLSCAASGYSIVSH VH3 YYMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSVISSDGSNYYADS VKGRFTISRDNSKNTLY LQMNSLRAEDTAVYYC VRGVDYWGQGTLVTV SSAnti- 321 EVQLVESGGGLVQPG 322 GAGGTGCAGCTCGTCGAGTCCGGAGGCGGTCTG MUC16RSLRLSCAASGYSIVSH GTGCAACCCGGCCGTTCTTTGCGGCTGAGTTGCG VH4 YYMHWVRQAPGKGLCTGCCAGTGGGTATAGCATCGTGAGTCACTATTA EWVSAISSDGSNEYADCATGCATTGGGTTCGTCAAGCCCCTGGCAAGGGA SVEGRFTISRDNAKNSLCTAGAGTGGGTGTCCGCCATCTCCTCAGACGGTA YLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYGTAATGAGTACGCGGACAGCGTAGAGGGTAGAT CVRGVDYWGQGTLVTTCACCATTTCTCGGGACAATGCCAAAAATAGTCTA VSSTACCTCCAAATGAATTCCCTTAGGGCCGAAGACA CTGCCGTGTACTACTGTGTTCGGGGCGTGGACTACTGGGGGCAGGGGACATTGGTGACTGTGAGCTC A Anti- 323 QVQLQESGPGLVKPS 324CAGGTCCAACTGCAGGAATCTGGCCCCGGACTGG MUC16 QTLSLTCTVSGYSIVSHTTAAACCATCTCAGACACTCTCCCTGACCTGCACC VH5 YYWSWIRQHPGKGLEGTGTCTGGATACAGCATCGTTTCTCATTATTACTG WIGYISSDGSNEYNPSLGTCATGGATTAGGCAGCATCCCGGAAAAGGGCTT KSLVTISVDTSKNQFSLGAATGGATTGGCTACATCTCCTCCGACGGCTCCA KLSSVTAADTAVYFCVATGAGTACAACCCATCACTTAAATCTCTGGTCACG RGVDYWGQGTMVTVATAAGCGTAGACACATCTAAAAATCAGTTCTCATT SSAAAGCTCAGCTCTGTTACAGCTGCCGACACCGCT GTGTACTTCTGTGTGCGAGGGGTTGACTACTGGGGGCAGGGCACAATGGTGACAGTGTCTTCC Anti- 325 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPG 326CAGGTTCAACTGGTTCAGTCCGGAGCCGAGGTCA MUC16 SSVKVSCKASGYSIVSHAAAAGCCTGGATCCTCTGTGAAGGTGTCATGTAA VH6 YYISWVRQAPGQGLEGGCTTCTGGCTACAGCATCGTCTCACATTATTACA WMGGISSDGSNNYATATCTTGGGTGCGACAGGCCCCCGGCCAGGGGCT QKFQGRVTITADESTSCGAGTGGATGGGAGGTATTTCCTCCGACGGGAG TAYMELSSLRSTAACAATTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTG EDTAVYYCVRGVDYWACCATTACCGCCGACGAAAGTACAAGCACCGCTT GQGTLVTVSSATATGGAATTAAGCTCTTTAAGATCAGAGGACAC GGCTGTGTACTACTGTGTAAGGGGCGTGGATTACTGGGGTCAGGGGACGCTCGTCACCGTCTCGAGC Anti- 327 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSE 328CAGGTCCAGCTCCAGGAATCCGGCCCAGGGTTGG MUC16 TLSLTCTVSGYSIVSHYYTGAAGCCTTCGGAGACCCTGTCTCTGACATGCAC VH7 WSWIRQPPGKGLEWIAGTCAGCGGCTATAGTATCGTCTCCCACTATTATT GYISSDGSNNYNPSLKSGGTCTTGGATTCGGCAACCTCCAGGCAAGGGGTT RVTISVDTSKNQFSLKLAGAATGGATTGGATACATCTCAAGCGATGGGTCC SSVTAADTAVYYCVRGAATAACTACAACCCAAGTCTCAAAAGTAGAGTGA VDYWGQGTTVTVSSCTATCTCTGTGGATACCAGTAAAAACCAGTTTTCA CTCAAGTTGAGTTCCGTCACCGCCGCCGACACAGCCGTTTACTACTGTGTTCGGGGAGTGGACTACTG GGGCCAAGGTACCACGGTTACCGTGAGCAGC Anti-648 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSD 649 CAGGTGCAGCTGCAGGAGAGCGGCCCCGGCCTG MUC16TLSLTCAVSGYSIVSHY GTGAAGCCCAGCGACACCCTGAGCCTGACCTGCG VH8 YWHWIRQPPGKGLECCGTGAGCGGCTACAGCATCGTGAGCCACTACTA WMGYISSDGSNDFNPCTGGCACTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCGGCAAGGG SLKTRITISRDTSKNQFSCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCTACATCAGCAGCGACGG LKLSSVTAVDTAVYYCVCAGCAACGACTTCAACCCCAGCCTGAAGACCAGA RGVDYWGQGTLVTVSSATCACCATCAGCAGAGACACCAGCAAGAACCAGT TCAGCCTGAAGCTGAGCAGCGTGACCGCCGTGGACACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCGTGAGAGGCGTGGA CTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCAGC Anti- 650 QVQLQESGPGLVKPS 651 CAGGTGCAGCTGCAGGAGAGCGGCCCCGGCCTGMUC16 QTLSLTCAVYGYSIVSH GTGAAGCCCAGCCAGACCCTGAGCCTGACCTGCG VH9YYWSWIRQPPGKGLE CCGTGTACGGCTACAGCATCGTGAGCCACTACTA WIGEISSDGSNNYNPSCTGGAGCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCGGCAAGGG LKSRVTISVDTSKNQFSCCTGGAGTGGATCGGCGAGATCAGCAGCGACGG LKLSSVTAADTAVYYCVCAGCAACAACTACAACCCCAGCCTGAAGAGCAGA RGVDYWGQGTLVTVSSGTGACCATCAGCGTGGACACCAGCAAGAACCAGT TCAGCCTGAAGCTGAGCAGCGTGACCGCCGCCGACACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCGTGAGAGGCGTGGAC TACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGC AGCAnti- 652 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSE 653 CAGGTGCAGCTGCAGGAGAGCGGCCCCGGCCTG MUC16TLSLTCAVSGYSIVSHY GTGAAGCCCAGCGAGACCCTGAGCCTGACCTGCG VH10 YWGWIRQPPGKGLECCGTGAGCGGCTACAGCATCGTGAGCCACTACTA WIGSISSDGSNYYNPSLCTGGGGCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCGGCAAGGG KSRVTISVDTSKNQFSLCCTGGAGTGGATCGGCAGCATCAGCAGCGACGG KLSSVTAADTAVYYCVCAGCAACTACTACAACCCCAGCCTGAAGAGCAGA RGVDYWGQGTLVTVSSGTGACCATCAGCGTGGACACCAGCAAGAACCAGT TCAGCCTGAAGCTGAGCAGCGTGACCGCCGCCGACACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCGTGAGAGGCGTGGAC TACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGC AGCAnti- 654 QVQLVESGGGVVQPG 655 CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGGAGAGCGGCGGCGGCGT MUC16RSLRLSCAASGYSIVSH GGTGCAGCCCGGCAGAAGCCTGAGACTGAGCTG VH11 YYWNWVRQAPGKGLCGCCGCCAGCGGCTACAGCATCGTGAGCCACTAC EWVAYISSDGSNEYNPTACTGGAACTGGGTGAGACAGGCCCCCGGCAAG SLKNRFTISRDNSKNTLGGCCTGGAGTGGGTGGCCTACATCAGCAGCGAC YLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYGGCAGCAACGAGTACAACCCCAGCCTGAAGAAC CVRGVDYWGQGTTVTAGATTCACCATCAGCAGAGACAACAGCAAGAACA VSSCCCTGTACCTGCAGATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCGA GGACACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCGTGAGAGGCGTGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACCGT GAGCAGC Anti- 656 QVQLQESGPGLVKPS 657CAGGTGCAGCTGCAGGAGAGCGGCCCCGGCCTG MUC16 QTLSLTCTVSGYSIVSHGTGAAGCCCAGCCAGACCCTGAGCCTGACCTGCA VH12 YYWNWIRQHPGKGLECCGTGAGCGGCTACAGCATCGTGAGCCACTACTA WIGYISSDGSNEYNPSLCTGGAACTGGATCAGACAGCACCCCGGCAAGGG KNLVTISVDTSKNQFSLCCTGGAGTGGATCGGCTACATCAGCAGCGACGG KLSSVTAADTAVYYCVCAGCAACGAGTACAACCCCAGCCTGAAGAACCTG RGVDYWGQGTMVTVGTGACCATCAGCGTGGACACCAGCAAGAACCAGT SS TCAGCCTGAAGCTGAGCAGCGTGACCGCCGCCGACACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCGTGAGAGGCGTGGAC TACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCATGGTGACCGTGAGC AGCAnti- 658 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSD 659 CAGGTGCAGCTGCAGGAGAGCGGCCCCGGCCTG MUC16TLSLTCAVSGYSIVSHY GTGAAGCCCAGCGACACCCTGAGCCTGACCTGCG VH13 YWNWIRQPPGKGLECCGTGAGCGGCTACAGCATCGTGAGCCACTACTA WIGYISSDGSNEYNPSLCTGGAACTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCGGCAAGGG KNRVTMSVDTSKNQFCCTGGAGTGGATCGGCTACATCAGCAGCGACGG SLKLSSVTAVDTAVYYCCAGCAACGAGTACAACCCCAGCCTGAAGAACAG VRGVDYWGQGTMVTAGTGACCATGAGCGTGGACACCAGCAAGAACCA VSS GTTCAGCCTGAAGCTGAGCAGCGTGACCGCCGTGGACACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCGTGAGAGGCGTG GACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCATGGTGACCGTGAGCAGC Anti- 660 EVQLLESGGGLVQPGG  661 GAGGTGCAGCTGCTGGAGAGCGGCGGCGGCCTGMUC16 SLRLSCAASGYSIVSHY GTGCAGCCCGGCGGCAGCCTGAGACTGAGCTGC VH14YWNWVRQAPGKGLE GCCGCCAGCGGCTACAGCATCGTGAGCCACTACT WVSYISSDGSNEYNPSACTGGAACTGGGTGAGACAGGCCCCCGGCAAGG LKNRFTISRDNSKNTLYGCCTGGAGTGGGTGAGCTACATCAGCAGCGACG LQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGCAGCAACGAGTACAACCCCAGCCTGAAGAACA VRGVDYWGQGTLVTVGATTCACCATCAGCAGAGACAACAGCAAGAACAC SS CCTGTACCTGCAGATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCGTGAGAGGCGTG GACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCAGC Anti- 672 VKLQESGGGFVKPGG 673 GTGAAGCTGCAAGAGTCCGGCGGAGGCTTTGMUC16 SLKVSCAASGFTFSSY TGAAGCCTGGCGGCTCTCTGAAAGTGTCCTGT VHAMSWVRLSPEMRLE GCCGCCAGCGGCTTCACCTTTAGCAGCTACGCC WVATISSAGGYIFYSDATGAGCTGGGTCCGACTGAGCCCTGAGATGAG SVQGRFTISRDNAKNACTGGAATGGGTCGCCACCATCAGTAGCGCAGG TLHLQMGSLRSGDTACGGCTACATCTTCTACAGCGACTCTGTGCAGGGC MYYCARQGFGNYGDYAGATTCACCATCAGCCGGGACAACGCCAAGAAC YAMDYWGQGTTVTVACCCTGCACCTCCAGATGGGCAGTCTGAGAAGC SS GGCGATACCGCCATGTACTACTGCGCCAGACAAGGCTTCGGCAACTACGGCGACTACTATGCCATG GATTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACAGTCTCTTCT Anti- 674 VKLEESGGGFVKPGG 675 GTGAAGCTGGAAGAGTCCGGCGGAGGCTTTGMUC16 SLKISCAASGFTFRNY TGAAGCCTGGCGGAAGCCTGAAGATCAGCTGTG VHAMSWVRLSPEMRL CCGCCAGCGGCTTCACCTTCAGAAACTACGCC EWVATISSAGGYIFYATGAGCTGGGTCCGACTGAGCCCCGAGATGAGA SDSVQGRFTISRDNACTGGAATGGGTCGCCACAATCAGCAGCGCAGGC KNTHLQMGSLRSGDGGCTACATCTTCTACAGCGATAGCGTGCAGGGC TAMYYCARQGFGNYAGATTCACCATCAGCCGGGACAACGCCAAGAA GDYYAMDYWGQGT CACCCTGCACCTCCAGATGGGCTVTVSS AGTCTGAGATCTGGCGACACCGCCATGTACTACTGGCCAGACAAGGCTTCGGCAACTACGGCGACTA CTATGCCATGGATTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACAGTCTCTTCT Anti- 676 DVQLLESGPGLVRPS 677GACGTGCAACTTCTGGAGAGCGGGCCAGGGCT MUC16 QSLSLTCSVTGYSIVSHAGTCAGGCCCTCCCAGTCGCTTTCACTGACTTG VH YYWNWIRQFPGNKLECAGTGTGACCGGTTACTCTATTGTGAGTCACTA WMGYISSDGSNEYNPCTATTGGAACTGGATTCGGCAGTTCCCAGGCA SLKNRISISLDTSKNQFACAAACTGGAATGGATGGGGTACATATCTTCC FLKFDFVTTADTATYFGATGGCTCGAATGAATATAACCCATCATTGAAA CVRGVDYWGQGTTLTAATCGTATTTCCATCAGTCTGGATACGAGTAA VSS AAACCAGTTTTTCCTCAAATTCGATTTCGTGACTACAGCAGATACTGCCACATACTTCTGTGTAC GAGGTGTCGATTATTGGGGACAGGGCACAACGCTGACCGTAAGTTCT Anti- 678 DVQLQESGPGLVNPS 679GACGTTCAGCTGCAAGAGTCTGGCCCTGGCCT MUC16 QSLSLTCTVTGYSITNGGTCAATCCTAGCCAGAGCCTGAGCCTGACAT VH DYAWNWIRQFPGNKGTACCGTGACCGGCTACAGCATCACCAACGAC LEWMGYINYSGYTTTACGCCTGGAACTGGATCAGACAGTTCCCCGG YNPSLKSRISITRDTSCAACAAGCTGGAATGGATGGGCTACATCAAC KNQFFLHLNSVTTEDTACAGCGGCTACACCACCTACAATCCCAGCCTG TATYYCARWDGGLTYAAGTCCCGGATCTCCATCACCAGAGACACCAG WGQGTLVTVSACAAGAACCAGTTCTTCCTGCACCTGAACAGC GTGACCACCGAGGATACCGCCACCTACTACTGCGCTAGATGGGATGGCGGCCTGACATATTGGG GCCAGGGAACACTGGTCACCGTGTCTGCT Anti- 680EVQLVESGGGLVQPG 681 GAGGTGCAGCTGGTGGAGAGCGGCGGCGGC MUC16GSLRLSCAASGYSITND CTGGTGCAGCCCGGCGGCAGCCTGAGGCTGAG VH YAWNWVRQAPGKGCTGCGCCGCCAGCGGCTACAGCATCACCAACGA LEWVGYINYSGYTTYNCTACGCCTGGAACTGGGTGAGGCAGGCCCCCG PSLKSRFTISRDNSKNTGCAAGGGCCTGGAGTGGGTGGGCTACATCAA LYLQMNSLRAEDTAVCTACAGCGGCTACACCACCTACAACCCCAGCCTG YYCARWDGGLTYWGAAGAGCAGGTTCACCATCAGCAGGGACAACAGC QGTLVTVSSAAGAACACCCTGTACCTGCAGATGAACAGCCTG AGGGCCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCGCCAGGTGGGACGGCGGCCTGACCTACTGGGGCC AGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCAGC Anti- 682EVQLVESGGGLVQPG 683 GAGGTGCAGCTGGTGGAGAGCGGCGGCGGC MUC16GSLRLSCAASGYSITND CTGGTGCAGCCCGGCGGCAGCCTGAGGCTGAG VH YAWNWVRQAPGKGCTGCGCCGCCAGCGGCTACAGCATCACCAACGA LEWVGYINYSGYTTYNCTACGCCTGGAACTGGGTGAGGCAGGCCCCCG PSLKSRFTISRDNSKNTGCAAGGGCCTGGAGTGGGTGGGCTACATCAA FYLQMNSLRAEDTAVCTACAGCGGCTACACCACCTACAACCCCAGCCTG YYCARWDGGLTYWGAAGAGCAGGTTCACCATCAGCAGGGACAACAGC QGTLVTVSSAAGAACACCTTCTACCTGCAGATGAACAGCCTG AGGGCCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCGCCAGGTGGGACGGCGGCCTGACCTACTGGGGCC AGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCAGC Anti- 684EVQLQQSGAELVKPG 685 GAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGTCTGGCGCCGAACTT MUC16ASVKLSCTASGFNIKD GTGAAACCTGGCGCCTCTGTGAAGCTGAGCTGT VH TYMHWVKQRPEQGLACCGCCAGCGGCTTCAACATCAAGGACACCTAC EWIGRVDPANGNTKATGCACTGGGTCAAGCAGAGGCCTGAGCAGGG YDPKFQGKATLTADTCCTCGAATGGATCGGAAGAGTGGATCCCGCCA SSNTAYLQLSSLTSEDTACGGCAACACCAAATACGACCCCAAGTTCCAGG AVYFCVRDYYGHTYGGCAAAGCCACACTGACCGCCGACACCTCTAGCA FAFCDQGTTLTVSAACACAGCCTACCTGCAGCTGTCCAGCCTGACCTC TGAAGATACCGCCGTGTACTTCTGCGTGCGGGACTACTACGGCCATACCTACGGCTTCGCCTTCTGC GACCAAGGCACAACCCTGACAGTGTCTGCT Anti-686 EVQLVESGGGLVQPG 687 GAGGTGCAGCTGGTTGAATCTGGCGGAGGACT MUC16GSLRLSCAASGFNIKD GGTTCAGCCTGGCGGATCTCTGAGACTGTCTTG VH TYMHWVRQAPGKGLTGCCGCCAGCGGCTTCAACATCAAGGACACCTA EWVGRVDPANGNTKCATGCACTGGGTCCGACAGGCCCCTGGCAAAGG YDPKFQGRFTISADTSACTTGAGTGGGTTGGAAGAGTGGACCCCGCCAA KNTAYLQMNSLRAEDCGGCAACACCAAATACGACCCCAAGTTCCAGGG TAVYYCVRDYYGHTYCAGATTCACCATCAGCGCCGACACCAGCAAGAA GFAFWGQGTLVTVSSCACCGCCTACCTGCAGATGAACAGCCTGAGAG CCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGTGCGGGATTACTACGGCCATACCTACGGCTTCGCCT TTTGGGGCCAGGGCACACTGGTTACCGTTAGCT CTAnti- 329 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVG 330 GACATACAGATGACTCAGAGCCCCTCCTCACTCTC MUC16DRVTITCQASRDINNFL GGCATCAGTCGGCGACAGGGTCACAATTACCTGT VL1NWYQQKPGKAPKLLIY CAGGCTTCTCGCGACATTAATAACTTCCTGAATTG RANNLETGVPSRFSGSGTATCAGCAAAAGCCCGGGAAGGCCCCTAAGCT GSGTDFTFTISSLQPEDGTTGATTTATAGAGCAAATAATCTCGAAACCGGC IATYFCLQYGDLYTFGGGTGCCCAGTAGGTTTAGCGGGTCCGGGAGCGGA GTKVEIKACAGACTTCACATTCACCATTTCTAGTTTGCAGCC CGAAGACATTGCTACATATTTTTGCCTGCAGTACGGGGATCTCTACACTTTCGGGGGCGGAACAAAGGT TGAGATAAAA Anti- 331 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVG332 GATATTCAAATGACGCAGTCACCCTCATCGCTCTC MUC16 DRVTITCQASRDINNFLTGCGTCAGTAGGGGATCGTGTCACGATAACCTGT VL2 NWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYCAAGCATCAAGGGACATCAACAACTTCCTCAACT RANNLETGVPSRFSGSGGTACCAACAGAAGCCTGGCAAGGCACCTAAACT GSGTDFTFTISSLQPEDCCTGATCTACCGGGCTAACAACCTAGAAACCGGG IATYYCLQYGDLYTFGGGTTCCGAGCCGATTCAGTGGGTCTGGAAGCGGG GTKVEIKACAGACTTTACGTTCACTATTAGTTCGCTACAGCC CGAAGACATTGCGACATATTACTGTCTTCAGTATGGGGATTTGTATACCTTTGGGGGAGGCACCAAGGT AGAGATAAAG Anti- 333 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVG334 GACATCCAGATGACTCAGAGCCCGTCTTCTCTATC MUC16 DRVTITCRASRDINNFLCGCAAGTGTAGGCGATCGTGTCACCATCACATGC VL3 GWYQQKPGKAPKRLICGGGCTTCCCGGGATATCAACAACTTCCTTGGGT YRANSLQSGVPSRFSGGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGAAAAGCCCCCAAAC SGSGTEFTLTISSLQPEGGCTCATCTACAGAGCGAATTCCCTGCAGTCAGG DFATYYCLQYGDLYTFTGTCCCCAGTAGGTTCAGCGGATCAGGCTCGGGG GQGTKVEIKACCGAATTCACTCTGACCATTAGCTCACTGCAGCC TGAGGATTTCGCTACTTACTATTGCCTGCAATACGGCGATCTGTACACTTTCGGGCAGGGCACCAAGGT GGAAATAAAA Anti- 335EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGE 336 GAAATCGTACTGACCCAGTCTCCCGGAACCCTGA MUC16RATLSCRASRDINNFLA GTCTCTCACCCGGCGAGCGCGCAACACTGTCGTG VL4WYQQKPGQAPRLLIYR TAGGGCCAGTAGGGACATAAATAACTTCCTAGCC ANSRATGIPDRFSGSGTGGTACCAACAAAAACCGGGTCAGGCTCCAAGAC SGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFTGTTGATCTATAGAGCTAACTCCAGGGCCACCGG AVYYCLQYGDLYTFGQCATCCCAGACCGATTCTCAGGCTCCGGATCTGGA GTKVEIKACCGACTTCACGCTCACCATTAGCCGACTAGAACC TGAGGACTTTGCTGTATACTATTGCCTGCAGTACGGCGACCTGTATACCTTTGGACAGGGTACCAAGGT CGAGATCAAG Anti- 337EIVLTQSPATLSLSPGE 338 GAGATCGTACTTACGCAGAGCCCAGCAACTCTGT MUC16RATLSCRASRDINNFLA CTCTGTCCCCCGGAGAACGGGCCACCCTGTCGTG VL5WYQQKPGQAPRLLIYR CCGGGCCAGCCGTGATATTAATAATTTCCTGGCCT ANNRATGIPARFSGSGGGTATCAACAAAAACCGGGGCAGGCTCCTCGACT PGTDFTLTISSLEPEDFAGTTGATCTACCGGGCCAACAATAGAGCAACTGGT VYYCLQYGDLYTFGGGATCCCTGCTCGCTTCTCCGGCAGTGGGCCAGGTA TKVEIKCAGACTTCACCCTGACTATTTCGTCACTCGAACCA GAAGACTTTGCCGTGTATTATTGCTTACAATACGGGGATCTGTACACTTTCGGAGGAGGAACTAAGGTC GAAATTAAG Anti- 339 EIVLTQSPDFQSVTPKE340 GAGATCGTGCTGACCCAGAGCCCCGACTTCCAGA MUC16 KVTITCRASRDINNFLHGCGTGACCCCCAAGGAGAAGGTGACCATCACCTG VL6 WYQQKPDQSPKLLIKRCAGAGCCAGCAGAGACATCAACAACTTCCTGCAC ANQSFSGVPSRFSGSGTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGACCAGAGCCCCAAG SGTDFTLTINSLEAEDACTGCTGATCAAGAGAGCCAACCAGAGCTTCAGCG ATYYCLQYGDLYTFGQGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTCAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCG GTKVEIKGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAACAGCCTGGA GGCCGAGGACGCCGCCACCTACTACTGCCTGCAGTACGGCGACCTGTACACCTTCGGCCAGGGCACCA AGGTGGAGATCAAG Anti- 341DIQMTQSPSSLSASVG 342 GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCCAGCAGCCTGA MUC16DRVTITCRASRDINNFL GCGCCAGCGTGGGCGACAGAGTGACCATCACCT VL7 AWFQQKPGKAPKSLIYGCAGAGCCAGCAGAGACATCAACAACTTCCTGGC RANSLQSGVPSRFSGSCTGGTTCCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAAG GSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDAGCCTGATCTACAGAGCCAACAGCCTGCAGAGCG FATYYCLQYGDLYTFGGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTCAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCG GGTKVEIKGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTGCA GCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCTGCAGTACGGCGACCTGTACACCTTCGGCGGCGGCACCA AGGTGGAGATCAAG Anti- 662DIQMTQSPSSLSASVG 663 GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCCAGCAGCCTGA MUC16DRVTITCRASRDINNFL GCGCCAGCGTGGGCGACAGAGTGACCATCACCT VL8 AWYQQKPGKAPKLLLGCAGAGCCAGCAGAGACATCAACAACTTCCTGGC YRANRLESGVPSRFSGCTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAA SGSGTDYTLTISSLQPEGCTGCTGCTGTACAGAGCCAACAGACTGGAGAG DFATYYCLQYGDLYTFCGGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTCAGCGGCAGCGGCAG GGGTKVEIKCGGCACCGACTACACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTG CAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCTGCAGTACGGCGACCTGTACACCTTCGGCGGCGGCAC CAAGGTGGAGATCAAG Anti- 664DIQMTQSPSSLSASVG 665 GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCCAGCAGCCTGA MUC16DRVTITCKASRDINNFL GCGCCAGCGTGGGCGACAGAGTGACCATCACCT VL9 SWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYGCAAGGCCAGCAGAGACATCAACAACTTCCTGAG RANRLVDGVPSRFSGSCTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAA GSGTDFTFTISSLQPEDGCTGCTGATCTACAGAGCCAACAGACTGGTGGAC IATYYCLQYGDLYTFGGGGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTCAGCGGCAGCGGCAGC GTKVEIKGGCACCGACTTCACCTTCACCATCAGCAGCCTGCA GCCCGAGGACATCGCCACCTACTACTGCCTGCAGTACGGCGACCTGTACACCTTCGGCGGCGGCACCA AGGTGGAGATCAAG Anti- 666DIQMTQSPSSLSASVG 667 GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCCAGCAGCCTGA MUC16DRVTITCKASRDINNFL GCGCCAGCGTGGGCGACAGAGTGACCATCACCT VL10SWYQQKPGKAPKLLIY GCAAGGCCAGCAGAGACATCAACAACTTCCTGAG RANRLVDGVPSRFSGSCTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAA GSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDGCTGCTGATCTACAGAGCCAACAGACTGGTGGAC FATYYCLQYGDLYTFGGGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTCAGCGGCAGCGGCAGC QGTKVEIKGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTGC AGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCTGCAGTACGGCGACCTGTACACCTTCGGCCAGGGCACC AAGGTGGAGATCAAG Anti- 668EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGE 669 GAGATCGTGCTGACCCAGAGCCCCGGCACCCTGA MUC16RATLSCKASRDINNFLS GCCTGAGCCCCGGCGAGAGAGCCACCCTGAGCT VL11WYQQKPGQAPRLLIYR GCAAGGCCAGCAGAGACATCAACAACTTCCTGAG ANRLVDGIPDRFSGSGCTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCCAGGCCCCCAG SGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFACTGCTGATCTACAGAGCCAACAGACTGGTGGAC AVYYCLQYGDLYTFGQGGCATCCCCGACAGATTCAGCGGCAGCGGCAGC GTKVEIKGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGACTGG AGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCGTGTACTACTGCCTGCAGTACGGCGACCTGTACACCTTCGGCCAGGGCACC AAGGTGGAGATCAAG Anti- 670EIVLTQSPATLSLSPGE 671 GAGATCGTGCTGACCCAGAGCCCCGCCACCCTGA MUC16RATLSCKASRDINNFLS GCCTGAGCCCCGGCGAGAGAGCCACCCTGAGCT VL12WYQQKPGQAPRLLIYR GCAAGGCCAGCAGAGACATCAACAACTTCCTGAG ANRLVDGIPARFSGSGCTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCCAGGCCCCCAG SGTDFTLTISSLEPEDFAACTGCTGATCTACAGAGCCAACAGACTGGTGGAC VYYCLQYGDLYTFGQGGGCATCCCCGCCAGATTCAGCGGCAGCGGCAGC TKVEIKGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTGG AGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCGTGTACTACTGCCTGCAGTACGGCGACCTGTACACCTTCGGCCAGGGCACC AAGGTGGAGATCAAG Anti- 688DIELTQSPSSLAVSAGE 689 GACATCGAGCTGACACAGAGCCCATCTAGCCTG MUC16 VLKVTMSCKSSQSLLNSR GCTGTGTCTGCCGGCGAGAAAGTGACCATGAG TRKNQLAWYQQKPGCTGCAAGAGCAGCCAGAGCCTGCTGAACAGCC QSPELLIYWASTRQSGGGACCAGAAAGAATCAGCTGGCCTGGTATCAGC VPDRFTGSGSGTDFTLAGAAGCCCGGCCAATCTCCTGAGCTGCTGATCT TISSVQAEDLAVYYCQACTGGGCCAGCACAAGACAGAGCGGCGTGCC QSYNLLTFGPGTKLEVCGATAGATTCACAGGATCTGGCAGCGGCACCG KR ACTTCACCCTGACAATCAGTTCTGTGCAGGCCGAGGACCTGGCCGTG TACTACTGTCAGCAGAGCTACAACCTGCTGACCTTCGGACCCGGCACCAAGCTGGAAGTGAAGAGA Anti- 690 DIELTQSPSSLAVSAGE 691GACATCGAGCTGACACAGAGCCCATCTAGCCTG MUC16 VL KVTMSCKSSQSLLNSRGCTGTGTCTGCCGGCGAGAAAGTGACCATGA TRKNQLAWYQQKTGGCTGCAAGAGCAGCCAGAGCCTGCTGAACAGC QSPELLIYWASTRQSGCGGACCAGAAAGAATCAGCTGGCCTGGTATCA VPDRFTGSGSGTDFTLGCAGAAAACCGGACAGAGCCCCGAGCTGCTG TISSVQAEDLAVYYCQATCTACTGGGCCAGCACAAGACAGAGCGGCGTG QSYNLLTFGPGTKLEIKRCCCGATAGATTCACAGGATCTGGCAGCGGCACC GACTTCACCCTGACAATCAGTTCTGTGCAGGCCGAGGACCTGGCCGTGTACTACTGTCAGCAGAGC TACAACCTGCTGACCTTCGGACCCGGCACCAAGCTGGAAATCAAGAGA Anti- 692 DIKMAQSPSSVNASL 693GACATCAAGATGGCTCAGTCCCCTTCTAGCGT MUC16 VL GERVTITCKASRDINNGAATGCTTCGCTAGGGGAGCGTGTGACCATCAC FLSWFHQKPGKSTLATGTAAAGCATCACGCGACATAAATAATTTCCTT IYRANRLVDGVPSRFSTCCTGGTTTCATCAGAAACCGGGCAAGTCGCCTA GSGSGQDYSFTISSLEYAGACGCTGATTTACAGAGCAAATCGGTTGGTAG EDVGIYYCLQYGDLYTFATGGAGTGCCAAGCAGATTCAGCGGGAGCGG GGGTKLEIKAAGTGGACAGGATTATAGCTTCACTATTTCATC CCTGGAATACGAGGACGTAGGTATCTATTATTGCCTCCAGTATGGCGATCTTTACACATTTGGTGGG GGGACTAAGCTGGAGATTAAG Anti- 694DIQMTQSSSFLSVSLG 695 GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCAGCAGCTTCCTG MUC16 VLGRVTITCKASDLIHN AGCGTGTCCCTTGGCGGCAGAGTGACCATCAC WLAWYQQKPGNAPRCTGTAAAGCCAGCGACCTGATCCACAACTGGCT LLISGATSLETGVPSRFGGCCTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCTGGCAACGCTCC SGSGSGNDYTLSIASLQCAGACTGCTGATTAGCGGCGCCACCTCTCTGGA TEDAATYYCQQYWTTAACAGGCGTGCCAAGCAGATTTTCCGGCAGCGG PFTFGSGTKLEIKCTCCGGCAACGACTACACACTGTCTATTGCCAG CCTGCAGACCGAGGATGCCGCCACCTATTACTGCCAGCAGTACTGGACCACACCTTTCACCTTTG GCAGCGGCACCAAGCTGGAAATCAAG Anti- 696DIQMTQSPSSLSASV 697 GACATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCCAGCAGCCTGA MUC16 VLGDRVTITCKASDLIHN GCGCCAGCGTGGGCGACAGGGTGACCATCACCT WLAWYQQKPGKAPKGCAAGGCCAGCGACCTGATCCACAACTGGCTGGC LLISGATSLETGVPSRFSCTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCCAA GSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPGCTGCTGATCAGCGGCGCCACCAGCCTGGAGACC EDFATYYCQQYWTTPFGGCGTGCCCAGCAGGTTCAGCGGCAGCGGCAGC TFGQGTKVEIKRGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGCCTG CAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGTACTGGACCACCCCCTTCACCTTCGGCCAG GGCACCAAGGTGGAGATCAAGAGG Anti- 698DIVLTQSPAIMSASLG 699 GACATCGTGCTGACACAGAGCCCTGCCATCATG MUC16 VLERVTMTCTASSSVSS TCTGCCAGCCTCGGCGAGCGAGTGACCATGACA SYLHWYQQKPGSSPTGTACAGCCAGCAGCAGCGTGTCCAGCAGCTAC KLWIYSTSNLASGVPGCTGCATTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAGCAGC RFSGSGSGTSYSLTISCCCAAGCTGTGGATCTACAGCACAAGCAATCTG SMEAEDAATYYCHGCCAGCGGCGTGCCAGGCAGATTTTCTGGTTC QYHRSPYTFGGGTKVTGGCAGCGGCACCAGCTACAGCCTGACAATCAG EIKR CAGCATGGAAGCCGAGGATGCCGCCACCTACTACTGCCACCAGTACCACAGAAGCCCCTACACC TTTGGCGGAGGCACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAGC GGAnti- 700 DIQMTQSPSSLSASV 701 GACATCCAGATGACACAGAGCCCTAGCAGCCTG MUC16 VLGDRVTITCTASSSVSSS TCTGCCAGCGTGGGAGACAGAGTGACCATCACC YLHWYQQKPGKAPKLTGTACAGCCAGCAGCAGCGTGTCCAGCAGCTAC LIYSTSNLASGVPSRFSCTGCATTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCC GSGSGTDFTLTISSLQCCTAAGCTGCTGATCTACAGCACCAGCAATCTGG PEDFATYYCHQYHRSPCCAGCGGCGTGCCAAGCAGATTTTCTGGCTCT YTFGQGTKVEIKRGGCAGCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATATCT AGCCTGCAGCCTGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCACCAGTACCACAGAAGCCCCTACACCTTT GGCCAGGGCACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAGCGG Anti-343 DIKMAQSPSSVNA 344 GACATCAAGATGGCTCAGTCCCCTTCTAGCGTGA MUC16SLGERVTITCKASR ATGCTTCGCTAGGGGAGCGTGTGACCATCACATG scFv DINNFLSWFHQKPTAAAGCATCACGCGACATAAATAATTTCCTTTCCT GKSPKTLIYRANRLGGTTTCATCAGAAACCGGGCAAGTCGCCTAAGAC VDGVPSRFSGSGSGCTGATTTACAGAGCAAATCGGTTGGTAGATGGA GQDYSFTISSLEYEGTGCCAAGCAGATTCAGCGGGAGCGGAAGTGGA DVGIYYCLQYGDLCAGGATTATAGCTTCACTATTTCATCCCTGGAATA YTFGGGTKLEIKGCGAGGACGTAGGTATCTATTATTGCCTCCAGTAT GGGSGGGGSGGGGGCGATCTTTACACATTTGGTGGGGGGACTAAGC GSDVQLLESGPGL TGGAGATTAAGVRPSQSLSLTCSVT GGCGGAGGCGGAAGCGGAGGCGGAGGCTCCGG GYSIVSHYYWNWICGGAGGCGGAAGCGACGTGCAACTTCTGGAGAG RQFPGNKLEWMGCGGGCCAGGGCTAGTCAGGCCCTCCCAGTCGCTT YISSDGSNEYNPSLTCACTGACTTGCAGTGTGACCGGTTACTCTATTGT KNRISISLDTSKNQGAGTCACTACTATTGGAACTGGATTCGGCAGTTC FFLKFDFVTTADTCCAGGCAACAAACTGGAATGGATGGGGTACATA ATYFCVRGVDYWTCTTCCGATGGCTCGAATGAATATAACCCATCATT GQGTTLTVSSGAAAAATCGTATTTCCATCAGTCTGGATACGAGT AAAAACCAGTTTTTCCTCAAATTCGATTTCGTGACTACAGCAGATACTGCCACATACTTCTGTGTACGA GGTGTCGATTATTGGGGACAGGGCACAACGCTGACCGTAAGTTCT

Exemplary anti-ROR1 Variable Heavy (VH) and Variable Light (VL)Sequences

Amino acid sequence Nucleotide sequence hROR1 VH_04 345EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 346 GAGGTGCAGCTCGTGGAAT SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWCCGGCGGTGGCCTGGTGCA VSAISRGGTTYYADSVKGRFTISRD GCCGGGCGGCAGTCTTCGANSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCG CTCTCCTGTGCGGCGTCAG RYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSSGCTTTACGTTCAGTTCTTAT GCCATGAGCTGGGTGAGGC AAGCTCCCGGTAAGGGACTGGAGTGGGTCTCTGCTATC AGCCGGGGAGGTACGACCT ACTACGCTGACTCCGTAAAAGGAAGATTTACCATAAGTC GTGACAATTCCAAAAACACT CTATACTTACAGATGAACTCGCTCAGGGCCGAAGATACC GCAGTCTACTATTGTGGGA GATACGATTACGACGGCTACTATGCTATGGATTATTGGG GTCAGGGTACGCTCGTGAC GGTGTCCTCC hROR1 VL_04 347DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCQA 348 GATATTCAAATGACGCAAASPDINSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR GTCCCAGCAGCCTCTCCGCC ANNLETGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTITCCGTTGGAGACAGGGTGA SSLQPEDIATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQ CTATTACATGCCAAGCCAGCGTKLEIK CCCGATATTAATAGCTACTT AAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAA CCTGGGAAGGCACCTAAACTTCTCATCTACCGCGCTAAC AATCTGGAGACCGGCGTGC CGTCTAGATTTTCCGGCTCTGGATCAGGGACCGATTTTA CTCTGACAATTAGTTCCCTG CAACCCGAAGACATCGCCACTTATTATTGCCTGCAATAT GATGAGTTTCCTTACACATT TGGTCAGGGAACTAAACTA GAGATTAAGhROR1 VH_05 349 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 350 GAAGTGCAACTGGTCGAGTSGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEW CTGGGGGCGGCCTTGTGCA VSSISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDNACCTGGAGGCAGCCTTCGA SKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGR CTCAGTTGCGCCGCGTCTGYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GTTTTACCTTCTCCTCTTACG CGATGAGCTGGGTTCGCCAGGCCCCCGGCAAGGGACTT GAGTGGGTTAGTTCGATCT CCCGCGGAGGCACCACATATTATCCTGACTCGGTTAAGG GACGCTTCACTATCTCTAGG GACAATTCAAAGAACACACTGTATCTCCAAATGAACTCC TTGCGGGCCGAGGACACTG CTGTGTATTATTGCGGACGATACGACTACGATGGGTAT TACGCCATGGATTACTGGG GGCAAGGTACACTGGTCAC TGTGAGTTCGhROR1 VL_05 351 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKA 352 GATATTCAGATGACCCAGTCSPDINSYLSWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR ACCTTCGAGTCTGAGCGCA ANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTITCCGTGGGCGACAGAGTGA SSLQPEDIATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQ CCATTACCTGTAAGGCCAGCGTKLEIK CCGGACATTAACAGCTACCT ATCGTGGTATCAGCAAAAG CCTGGTAAGGCCCCTAAACTCCTTATCTACAGGGCTAATA GGTTGGTAGACGGGGTGCC TAGCCGGTTCTCTGGTTCCGGCAGCGGTACGGACTTTAC TCTGACCATAAGCTCTCTGC AACCAGAAGACATCGCAACATACTACTGTTTACAATACG ACGAATTTCCTTATACCTTT GGCCAGGGGACCAAGTTAG AGATCAAGhROR1 VH_06 353 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 354 GAGGTTCAGCTGGTCGAGTSGFTFSSYAIIWVRQAPGKGLEWV CCGGGGGAGGCTTAGTGCA ARISRGGTTRYADSVKGRFTISADTGCCAGGAGGCAGTCTGCGG SKETAYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGR CTCTCTTGCGCTGCAAGTGGYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS CTTCACATTCAGTTCATACG CAATCATCTGGGTTCGACAGGCTCCTGGTAAGGGCCTC GAATGGGTCGCAAGGATAT CACGAGGTGGAACCACTAGATACGCAGACTCTGTTAAG GGCAGGTTCACAATTAGCG CGGATACCTCCAAGGAGACTGCTTATTTACAGATGAACT CTCTGAGAGCCGAGGACAC TGCTGTTTACTACTGCGGCCGATACGATTACGACGGATA TTACGCAATGGATTACTGG GGCCAGGGCACGCTGGTGA CAGTTTCATCGhROR1 VL_06 355 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKA 356 GATATCCAGATGACTCAGASPDINSYLSWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR GTCCCAGTAGCCTGTCGGC ANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTIAAGCGTCGGAGATCGGGTC SSLQPEDIATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQ ACAATTACCTGCAAAGCTAGTKLEIK GTCCTGATATTAATTCTTAC TTGTCCTGGTATCAGCAGA AGCCTGGTAAGGCCCCTAAGTTGCTCATCTATCGGGCTA ACCGGCTGGTGGACGGTGT TCCCTCTAGATTCTCAGGGAGTGGAAGCGGCACTGACTT CACCCTGACTATATCGAGCC TTCAGCCAGAGGACATTGCCACATACTACTGTCTGCAAT ATGATGAATTTCCATATACA TTCGGACAAGGTACAAAGTTAGAAATTAAG hROR1 VH_07 357 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 358GAAGTCCAACTGGTGGAGT SGFTFSSYAIIWVRQAPGKGLEWV CTGGCGGGGGCTTGGTGCAARISRGGTTRYADSVKGRFTISADT GCCCGGTGGCTCCCTTAGG SKETAYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGRCTGTCTTGCGCTGCCAGCG YDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GGTTCACATTCAGCTCCTATGCGATTATATGGGTCCGAC AGGCACCCGGCAAGGGATT GGAGTGGGTGGCTCGCATCAGCAGAGGCGGCACTACTC GTTACGCCGACTCCGTGAA AGGCAGATTCACCATCAGTGCAGACACATCCAAGGAAA CCGCATATCTTCAGATGAAT AGCCTGCGAGCGGAGGATACCGCCGTCTATTATTGCGGA CGCTATGATTACGACGGTT ATTATGCTATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACACTTGTGA CCGTCAGTAGC hROR1 VL_07 359DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRA 360 GACATTCAAATGACGCAAASPDINSYVAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR GCCCTAGTAGCTTGTCAGCTANFLESGVPSRFSGSRSGTDFTLTIS TCTGTGGGGGACCGTGTCA SLQPEDFATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQGCAATCACTTGTCGGGCCTCT TKVEIK CCAGATATAAACTCCTACGT TGCTTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGAAAGGCTCCGAAAT TGTTGATTTATCGCGCTAAT TTCTTAGAGTCAGGAGTGCCCAGCCGGTTCTCAGGGTC TCGCTCTGGAACCGACTTCA CACTCACTATTTCTAGCCTACAGCCTGAGGATTTTGCAA CTTACTACTGTCTACAGTAC GACGAGTTTCCGTACACTTTCGGACAGGGGACCAAGGT GGAGATCAAG hROR1 VH_08 361 QVQLVQSGGGLVKPGGSLRLSCAA362 CAAGTACAGCTCGTGCAGA SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQIPGKGLEW GCGGCGGTGGCCTGGTGAAVSSISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDN GCCAGGAGGTAGTCTTAGA VKNTLYLQMSSLRAEDTAVYYCGRCTGAGCTGTGCGGCTTCTG YDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTMVTVSS GTTTCACGTTCAGCAGTTATGCTATGTCCTGGGTTAGGC AAATCCCCGGCAAAGGATT GGAGTGGGTTAGCAGTATCTCAAGGGGGGGAACCACAT ATTATCCTGACTCTGTCAAA GGACGGTTTACAATCAGCCGCGATAACGTTAAAAATAC CCTCTACCTCCAGATGTCTT CGCTCCGCGCTGAAGATACAGCGGTTTACTACTGTGGC AGATACGACTACGACGGTT ATTACGCCATGGACTACTGGGGACAGGGAACTATGGTC ACAGTTAGCTCT hROR1 VL_08 363DIKMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKA 364 GACATCAAAATGACGCAGTSPDINSYLSWYQQKPGKAPKTLIYR CACCTAGTAGCCTCTCCGCC ANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTITCGGTTGGCGATCGGGTAA SSLQYEDMAIYYCLQYDEFPYTFGD CCATTACCTGCAAAGCATCTGTKVEIK CCAGACATAAATAGTTATCT TAGTTGGTATCAACAGAAA CCTGGCAAAGCTCCTAAGACCCTCATCTACCGCGCTAAC CGCCTCGTGGATGGTGTTC CAAGTCGGTTCTCAGGAAGCGGCAGTGGCACAGACTTT ACACTGACAATTAGTTCCCT CCAGTATGAGGATATGGCCATATATTACTGCCTTCAGTA TGATGAGTTTCCATACACAT TCGGAGACGGTACAAAGGT GGAGATCAAGhROR1 VH_09 365 QVSLRESGGGLVQPGRSLRLSCTAS 366 CAAGTGAGCCTCCGGGAGAGFTFSSYAMTWVRQAPGKGLEWV GTGGGGGCGGTCTGGTCCA ASISRGGTTHFADSVKGRFTISRDNACCAGGACGGTCACTGCGG SNNTLYLQMDNVRDEDTAIYYCGR CTGTCATGCACTGCCAGCGYDYDGYYAMDYWGRGTLVTVSS GCTTCACATTTAGCTCTTAC GCCATGACTTGGGTCCGCCAAGCTCCCGGTAAGGGACT GGAGTGGGTGGCCAGCATT AGCAGGGGTGGTACAACCCACTTCGCGGATTCAGTTAA GGGGAGATTCACTATCTCC AGGGATAATTCCAACAACACGCTGTACCTTCAGATGGAT AACGTGAGAGACGAGGATA CCGCGATATACTACTGTGGCCGCTATGACTACGATGGTT ATTATGCTATGGATTACTGG GGGCGGGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTGTCCTCG hROR1 VL_09 367 DIVMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRA 368GATATCGTGATGACACAGT SPDINSYLAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR CACCTAGCTCCCTGAGCGCAANSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTEFTLTIS AGCGTGGGGGATAGGGTT SLQPEDFATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQGACCATAACTTGCAGGGCCA TKLEMK GTCCCGACATCAATAGTTAT TTGGCCTGGTATCAACAGAAGCCTGGGAAGGCACCTAA GTTGCTTATTTATAGGGCTA ACTCGTTACAGAGCGGTGTGCCAAGTCGGTTCTCAGGC TCAGGGTCCGGGACCGAGT TCACCCTGACCATCAGTAGCTTGCAGCCAGAAGATTTTG CCACCTACTACTGTCTTCAA TACGATGAGTTTCCTTACACTTTTGGACAGGGCACCAAA CTAGAGATGAAG hROR1 VH_10 369QVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAA 370 CAGGTTCAACTGGTAGAAT SGFTFSSYAMNWVRQAPAKGLEWCCGGCGGAGGTGTAGTGCA VAIISRGGTQYYADSVKGRFTISRD GCCTGGAAGGTCATTACGGNSKNTLYLQMNGLRAEDTAVYYCG TTAAGTTGCGCCGCCTCCG RYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSSGGTTCACATTTAGCAGCTAT GCTATGAACTGGGTGCGCC AGGCCCCTGCGAAAGGACTCGAATGGGTTGCCATCATC AGCCGAGGAGGCACACAGT ATTATGCCGATTCTGTGAAGGGTCGTTTTACTATTTCCAG AGACAACAGTAAAAATACG CTGTACCTGCAAATGAACGGATTGAGGGCTGAGGATAC CGCCGTGTACTACTGTGGA CGCTACGACTATGATGGGTACTACGCGATGGACTATTG GGGGCAAGGAACCCTTGTA ACCGTTAGTTCA hROR1 VL_10 371EIVLTQSPDFQSVTPKEKVTITCRAS 372 GAGATCGTTTTGACACAGAPDINSYLSWYQQKPDQSPKLLIKRA GCCCCGATTTCCAGAGCGT NQSFSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTINCACGCCCAAGGAGAAGGTC SLEAEDAAAYYCLQYDEFPYTFGPG ACCATCACCTGCCGAGCCA TKVDIKGCCCCGACATCAACAGTTAT CTTTCATGGTATCAACAGAA ACCTGATCAGAGCCCTAAGCTGCTGATTAAGCGCGCCA ACCAGAGCTTCTCAGGGGT TCCTTCACGGTTTTCCGGGTCAGGCAGCGGGACTGACTT CACGTTGACCATTAACTCTT TGGAGGCTGAGGATGCTGCTGCCTATTACTGCCTTCAGT ACGACGAGTTCCCCTATACA TTTGGTCCTGGAACAAAAGTGGATATAAAG hROR1 VH_11 373 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKA 374CAGGTGCAGCTCGTCCAGA SGFTFSSYAMHWVRQAPGQGLE GCGGAGCCGAAGTGAAGAWMGNISRGGTTNYAEKFKNRVTM AGCCGGGAGCATCAGTGAA TRDTSISTAYMELSRLRSDDTAVYYAGTTTCCTGCAAAGCAAGT CGRYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVT GGCTTCACTTTCAGCAGTTA VSSCGCGATGCACTGGGTGCGG CAGGCACCAGGTCAGGGAC TGGAATGGATGGGGAACATCTCTCGCGGCGGAACAACC AATTACGCAGAGAAGTTTA AGAATCGCGTTACGATGACCAGAGACACTTCTATTAGTA CAGCCTATATGGAGTTGTC GCGTCTGAGAAGCGACGATACCGCTGTCTACTATTGCGG CCGGTACGATTATGACGGC TACTATGCAATGGATTACTGGGGACAGGGCACACTTGTG ACAGTGTCTAGT hROR1 VL_11 375DIVMTQSPLSLPVTPGEPASISCRSS 376 GACATTGTGATGACTCAGTPDINSYLEWYLQKPGQSPQLLIYRA CTCCACTCAGCCTGCCTGTC NDRFSGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLKISACGCCCGGCGAACCCGCTT RVEAEDVGVYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQ CTATCTCTTGTAGGAGTAGCGTKVEIK CCTGATATCAACAGCTACCT CGAATGGTATCTCCAGAAA CCTGGTCAGAGCCCCCAGCTCTTGATCTATAGAGCAAAC GACAGGTTCTCTGGCGTGC CTGATAGGTTTTCCGGTAGTGGCAGCGGAACCGACTTCA CACTTAAGATTTCAAGGGTC GAGGCCGAGGACGTGGGGGTGTATTACTGCTTACAGTA CGATGAGTTTCCGTATACAT TCGGGCAAGGCACAAAGGT GGAAATTAAGhROR1 VH_12 377 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCTG 378 GAAGTGCAACTGGTCGAAASGFTFSSYAMHWLRQVPGEGLEW GTGGAGGGGGACTAGTGC VSGISRGGTIDYADSVKGRFTISRDAGCCCGGAGGGTCACTGAG DAKKTLSLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCG GCTATCATGCACCGGCTCTGRYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTMVTVSS GTTTTACTTTTTCCAGCTAT GCCATGCACTGGCTCAGACAGGTTCCGGGGGAAGGACT GGAGTGGGTTAGCGGAATC TCCAGAGGCGGAACTATTGACTACGCAGACAGCGTGAA AGGTAGGTTTACCATCAGC AGGGACGATGCTAAAAAGACCCTGTCACTTCAAATGAAT AGCCTGAGAGCTGAGGATA CGGCCGTGTATTACTGTGGACGCTATGACTACGATGGA TATTACGCAATGGACTACTG GGGCCAGGGAACAATGGTGACCGTCTCAAGC hROR1 VL_12 379 EIVLTQSPATLSVSPGERATLSCRAS 380GAGATCGTCCTGACCCAGA PDINSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLFSR GCCCAGCTACTTTGTCAGTTANNRATGIPARFTGSGSGTDFTLTI TCGCCAGGCGAGCGGGCCA SSLEPEDFAIYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQGCACTGAGCTGTAGGGCTTC TKVEIK TCCTGATATCAATTCTTACC TGGCCTGGTATCAACAGAAACCGGGACAGGCCCCTCGC CTGCTGTTCTCCCGCGCCAA CAATAGGGCGACTGGCATACCAGCTCGGTTTACTGGGA GTGGGTCAGGCACTGATTT CACGCTTACAATCAGTAGCCTGGAGCCCGAAGACTTCGC CATCTACTACTGTTTACAAT ACGATGAGTTCCCCTATACCTTCGGCCAAGGGACCAAGG TGGAGATCAAG hROR1 VH_13 381 EVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAA382 GAAGTGCAGCTAGTAGAAA SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEW GTGGTGGTGGGGTCGTGCAVASISRGGTQYYADSVKGRFTISRD GCCAGGCCGCTCGCTCAGG NSKNTLYLQMNGLRAEDTAVYYCGCTGTCTTGCGCTGCGAGTG RYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GTTTCACATTCTCTTCATACGCCATGAGCTGGGTGAGAC AGGCTCCCGGCAAGGGCCT CGAATGGGTCGCATCTATAAGCAGAGGCGGAACCCAGT ACTACGCTGACAGTGTGAA GGGTCGCTTTACAATCTCACGGGACAACAGTAAAAACAC CCTCTATCTACAGATGAATG GCTTGCGAGCTGAAGACACGGCTGTGTATTATTGCGGG CGCTATGACTATGATGGTTA CTACGCTATGGATTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTTA CTGTTTCATCA hROR1 VL_13 383EIVLTQSPDFQSVTPKEKVTITCRAS 384 GAAATAGTCCTGACCCAGAPDINSYLPWYQQKPDQSPKLLIKRA GCCCAGACTTCCAGTCCGT NQSFSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTINGACCCCTAAGGAGAAGGTT SLEAEDAAAYYCLQYDEFPYTFGPG ACTATCACTTGCAGGGCAA TKVDIKGCCCTGACATAAATTCATAC CTGCCATGGTATCAGCAGA AGCCAGACCAGTCGCCGAAGCTATTAATCAAACGCGCCA ACCAGTCTTTTAGCGGCGTA CCATCCCGATTCTCAGGTTCGGGGTCCGGGACCGATTTC ACACTCACGATAAACTCCCT TGAGGCAGAGGATGCAGCGGCTTACTACTGTTTACAGT ACGACGAGTTTCCATATACG TTCGGCCCCGGCACGAAGGTAGATATCAAG hROR1 VH_14 385 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAT 386GAAGTGCAGCTGGTGGAGT SGFTFSSYAMSWMRQAPGKGLE CTGGCGGCGGTCTGGTGCAWVASISRGGTTYYADSVKGRFTISV GCCCGGCGGCTCTCTGCGC DKSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCCTCTCCTGTGCCACCTCTGG GRYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS TTTTACATTCTCCTCCTACGCTATGTCCTGGATGCGGCAA GCCCCCGGCAAGGGCCTAG AGTGGGTCGCCTCAATCAGCAGGGGCGGGACGACTTAT TATGCCGATTCAGTTAAGG GGAGATTCACAATTTCCGTGGATAAATCCAAGAATACC TTATACCTCCAGATGAACTC TCTGCGGGCCGAAGATACGGCCGTATATTATTGTGGGA GGTATGACTACGACGGATA TTACGCCATGGATTATTGGGGGCAGGGGACACTTGTTA CAGTGAGTTCC hROR1 VL_14 387DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKA 388 GATATACAGATGACACAGASPDINSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR GCCCTTCAAGTTTATCTGCA ANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYTLTIAGCGTCGGCGATCGTGTTA SSLQPEDFATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGA CAATAACTTGCAAGGCATCTGTKVEIK CCCGACATCAATTCCTACCT CAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAG CCTGGGAAGGCTCCTAAGCTGCTTATTTACAGAGCAAAT CGCCTGGTGGACGGCGTGC CCAGTCGGTTTTCCGGGTCTGGGAGCGGAACGGATTACA CACTGACCATCTCAAGCCTG CAACCCGAAGACTTCGCTACATATTACTGCCTTCAGTATG ATGAGTTCCCATATACCTTC GGCGCTGGGACCAAGGTG GAGATAAAGhROR1 389 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCASS 390 GAGGTCCAGCTCGTCGAAT VH_14-1GFTFSSYAMSWRRQAPGKGLEWV CTGGCGGAGGTTTAGTGCA AGISRGGTTSYADSVKGRFTISSDDACCAGGCGGGTCGCTCCGA SKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGR TTAAGTTGTGCGTCCAGTGYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GCTTCACCTTCTCCAGCTAC GCCATGTCGTGGAGGCGACAGGCTCCTGGCAAAGGCTT GGAGTGGGTTGCTGGTATC TCCCGAGGAGGCACCACTAGTTACGCTGACAGTGTAAA AGGACGTTTCACTATTTCCT CTGACGACAGCAAGAACACACTCTATCTGCAAATGAATA GTCTCCGTGCTGAGGACAC AGCCGTGTATTATTGCGGGCGGTATGATTACGACGGCT ACTACGCTATGGACTACTG GGGCCAGGGAACTCTGGTC ACTGTGAGCTCThROR1 391 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRA 392 GATATACAGATGACTCAAA VL 14-1SPDINSYLSWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR GTCCTAGCTCCTTGAGCGCCANTLESGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTIS TCAGTGGGAGATCGGGTCA SLQPEDFATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQGCTATAACTTGTAGAGCCTCA TKIEIK CCAGATATAAACTCCTATCT CTCTTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAAGCACCAAAGC TCTTGATCTATAGAGCTAAT ACGCTAGAGAGCGGAGTGCCTTCACGGTTTTCTGGTTCC GGGAGCGGAACCGACTTTA CCCTTACAATTTCTAGCCTCCAGCCAGAGGACTTCGCAA CTTACTATTGTCTCCAGTAT GATGAATTTCCTTACACCTTCGGCCAAGGGACCAAGATC GAGATAAAG hROR1 393 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCASS 394GAGGTGCAGCTCGTTGAGT VH_14-2 GFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWV CCGGTGGGGGGCTGGTGCAGISRGGTTSYADSVKGRFTISADT AGCCTGGCGGGTCTCTCCG SKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGRCCTCTCTTGTGCCTCCTCCG YDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GCTTTACCTTCAGCAGCTATGCTATGTCATGGGTGCGGC AGGCACCAGGCAAAGGTCT GGAATGGGTCGCTGGGATCAGTAGAGGCGGCACAACCT CCTATGCCGACAGCGTTAA GGGGAGGTTCACAATCTCGGCTGATACAAGCAAGAACA CTCTGTATCTCCAAATGAAC AGTCTCCGGGCAGAGGACACCGCGGTCTATTACTGCGG CCGGTACGACTACGACGGG TACTACGCAATGGACTATTGGGGACAGGGAACTCTGGTT ACTGTCAGCTCT hROR1 395 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRA 396GATATCCAGATGACTCAAA VL_14-2 SPDINSYLSWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYRGCCCATCTTCTCTCAGCGCA ANTLESGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTIS AGCGTGGGTGACCGAGTGASLQPEDFATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGTG CCATCACCTGCCGGGCGTCT TKLEIKCCTGATATCAACTCATACCT GTCCTGGTATCAGCAGAAG CCCGGAAAGGCCCCTAAGCTGCTGATCTACCGCGCAAAT ACACTGGAGAGCGGGGTCC CAAGCAGATTCAGTGGGTCCGGCAGTGGTACGGACTTT ACTCTGACCATCAGCTCCCT GCAACCGGAGGACTTTGCTACTTATTACTGTCTCCAGTA CGACGAGTTCCCATACACTT TCGGAACAGGCACTAAGCT GGAGATCAAAhROR1 397 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 398 GAGGTTCAACTTGTGGAAT VH_14-3SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEW CCGGCGGCGGGTTAGTCCA VASISRGGTTYYADSVKGRFTISRDGCCCGGCGGGAGCTTGCGG NSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCG CTGTCCTGCGCCGCCTCTGGRYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS ATTCACTTTTAGCTCCTATG CTATGTCTTGGGTAAGGCAGGCCCCTGGTAAAGGACTA GAGTGGGTGGCCTCGATCT CCCGTGGTGGCACTACATACTACGCCGACTCCGTTAAAG GCCGGTTTACCATCTCCCGT GACAACTCTAAAAATACTTTGTACCTGCAAATGAACTCCC TGCGGGCAGAAGACACAGC CGTGTACTATTGCGGGCGTTACGATTACGACGGATATTA CGCAATGGACTACTGGGGC CAGGGCACACTGGTCACCG TGAGCAGChROR1 399 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKA 400 GATATACAAATGACTCAGTC VL_14-3SPDINSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR CCCTAGTAGCCTTAGTGCTA ANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTIGTGTGGGAGACAGAGTGAC SSLQPEDIATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGG CATCACCTGCAAAGCATCTCGTKVEIK CTGATATCAATTCCTACCTT AACTGGTATCAACAGAAGC CTGGCAAAGCTCCAAAGCTCCTGATTTATCGCGCGAACA GATTGGTCGATGGGGTCCC TTCCAGATTCAGCGGCTCAGGGTCAGGGACCGATTTCA CCCTCACAATTAGTTCACTT CAGCCCGAGGACATCGCCACGTATTATTGCCTTCAGTAC GATGAGTTCCCTTACACCTT TGGCGGGGGAACTAAAGTC GAAATTAAGhROR1 401 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 402 GAAGTGCAGCTTGTGGAGT VH_14-4SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEW CAGGAGGAGGGCTAGTTCA VASISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDGCCAGGCGGCTCTCTGAGA NVRNILYLQMSSLRSEDTAMYYCG CTATCTTGTGCTGCCTCCGGRYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS CTTCACATTTAGCTCTTATG CAATGTCCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCCCCTGGTAAAGGCCTG GAATGGGTTGCTTCTATCTC TAGAGGCGGAACCACTTACTACCCTGATTCAGTGAAGG GGAGATTCACAATTAGTAG GGACAACGTGCGGAACATCCTCTACCTACAGATGTCAAG TTTACGCAGTGAGGACACT GCGATGTATTACTGCGGTCGATACGATTATGATGGATA TTATGCAATGGATTATTGG GGCCAGGGCACTCTGGTCA CAGTATCTTCChROR1 403 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKA 404 GACATCCAGATGACCCAAT VL_14-4SPDINSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR CACCATCGAGTCTTAGTGCA ANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYTLTITCCGTTGGGGATAGAGTGA SSLQPEDFATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGA CAATCACTTGTAAGGCATCCGTKVEIK CCGGACATCAACTCATATCT TAATTGGTATCAGCAAAAG CCGGGCAAGGCCCCTAAGCTCCTGATTTATAGGGCCAAC CGCCTTGTGGATGGAGTCC CCTCCCGCTTTAGTGGAAGCGGCTCTGGCACAGACTACA CCCTGACTATCAGCTCCTTG CAGCCTGAGGATTTTGCTACCTACTACTGTCTTCAGTACG ATGAATTTCCATACACTTTC GGTGCTGGGACAAAAGTGG AGATCAAAhROR1 405 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAT 406 GAAGTCCAGCTGGTTGAGT VH_14-5SGFTFSSYAMSWMRKAPGKGLEY CTGGCGGAGGCCTCGTGCA VASISRGGTTYYADSVKGRFTISVDKGCCCGGTGGTTCCTTGCGA SKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGR CTGTCATGCGCTACCAGCGYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GGTTCACATTCAGCTCTTAT GCAATGTCCTGGATGCGGAAGGCACCGGGTAAGGGCCT GGAGTATGTGGCCTCAATC TCCCGAGGAGGCACCACATACTATGCCGATTCTGTGAAA GGCCGATTCACCATTTCTGT GGATAAGTCTAAAAACACTCTCTACCTCCAGATGAACTC CCTACGTGCCGAAGACACA GCCGTGTATTATTGCGGGCGATACGATTATGACGGTTA TTATGCGATGGATTACTGG GGTCAAGGCACACTGGTAA CAGTGTCTTCChROR1 407 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKA 408 GATATTCAGATGACACAATC VL_14-5SPDINSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR ACCTAGCTCACTGTCAGCGA ANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYTLTIGCGTCGGTGACCGGGTTAC SSLQPEDFATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGA TATCACATGCAAAGCCTCACGTKVEIK CCGATATCAATTCATACCTT AACTGGTATCAACAAAAAC CAGGAAAGGCTCCAAAGCTGCTAATTTATCGGGCCAATC GGTTGGTGGATGGCGTCCC GTCGAGGTTTAGTGGCTCCGGGAGCGGGACAGACTAC ACTCTTACAATTTCTTCTCTC CAGCCAGAGGACTTCGCAACCTACTACTGCTTGCAGTAC GATGAATTTCCATATACCTT CGGCGCAGGGACAAAAGT GGAAATCAAAhROR1 VH_15 409 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCVTS 410 GAGGTGCAGCTTGTAGAAAGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWV GCGGGGGGGGCCTGGTGC ASISRGGTTYYSDSVKGRFTISRDNSAACCTGGCGGGTCCCTGCG KNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGRY GCTTAGTTGCGTTACGAGCDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GGATTTACATTTTCCAGTTA TGCCATGTCTTGGGTGAGACAAGCCCCCGGTAAGGGTC TGGAGTGGGTGGCAAGCAT TAGCCGAGGCGGCACTACATACTACAGTGATAGTGTGA AAGGCCGTTTCACAATCAGT AGAGATAATTCTAAAAACACCCTGTACTTGCAGATGAAC AGCCTGCGCGCCGAGGATA CAGCCGTGTACTACTGTGGAAGATACGACTACGATGGA TATTATGCGATGGATTACTG GGGACAGGGAACCCTTGTCACCGTTTCCTCT hROR1 VL_15 411 DIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATLSCKAS 412GACATAGTGTTGACGCAGT PDINSYMNWYQQKPGQAPRLLISR CCCCTGCCACCCTGAGCCTGANRLVDGVPARFSGSGSGTDFTLTI AGCCCCGGAGAGCGAGCAA SSLEPEDFAVYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQCGTTAAGTTGCAAGGCCAG GTKVEIK TCCAGATATTAACTCATACA TGAATTGGTATCAACAGAAACCAGGCCAGGCTCCTAGA CTTCTCATATCTCGGGCAAA TCGACTGGTGGATGGAGTACCCGCAAGATTCAGCGGCA GCGGCAGCGGAACGGATTT CACGCTCACCATCTCTTCCCTTGAGCCTGAGGACTTTGC AGTCTATTATTGCTTGCAGT ATGATGAGTTCCCCTACACATTCGGGCAAGGCACAAAAG TGGAAATTAAG hROR1 VH_16 413 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA414 GAGGTGCAGCTGGTGGAG SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEW AGCGGAGGGGGCCTTGTCCVASISRGGTTYYDPKFQDRATISAD AACCAGGAGGTAGCCTCAG NSKNTAYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGGCTGTCTTGCGCTGCCTCAG RYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GATTTACTTTTTCATCCTACGCAATGAGCTGGGTGCGGC AAGCCCCAGGGAAGGGATT AGAATGGGTTGCCAGCATTTCTAGGGGGGGGACGACCT ACTACGATCCGAAGTTTCAG GATCGCGCCACTATCTCAGCCGATAACTCCAAGAATACT GCCTACTTACAGATGAACA GCCTGCGGGCCGAAGACACGGCCGTCTACTATTGCGGC CGATATGATTACGACGGCT ATTACGCCATGGATTACTGGGGGCAAGGGACTCTGGTC ACAGTGAGCTCT hROR1 VL_16 415DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKA 416 GATATTCAGATGACCCAGTCSPDINSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKVLIYR GCCCAGCAGTCTCTCGGCCT ANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYTLTICAGTGGGCGACCGGGTCAC SSLQPEDFATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQ TATCACTTGCAAAGCAAGTCGTKVEIK CTGATATAAACTCCTATCTT AATTGGTATCAGCAGAAGC CCGGCAAGGCACCTAAGGTTCTGATATATCGCGCAAATC GGCTCGTGGATGGAGTACC CAGCCGATTTTCCGGCAGCGGCTCAGGCACTGACTACA CACTGACAATCAGCAGCTT GCAGCCTGAAGATTTCGCCACATACTATTGTCTACAGTA CGACGAGTTCCCTTATACAT TCGGCCAGGGGACCAAGGT CGAGATCAAGhROR1 VH_17 417 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCTG 418 GAGGTCCAACTCGTGGAGASGFTFSSYAMSWLRQVPGEGLEW GCGGAGGGGGGCTAGTGC VSSISRGGTTDYADSVKGRFTISRDAACCAGGTGGCTCCCTCCG DAKKTLSLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCG CTTGTCCTGTACGGGCTCGRYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTMVTVSS GGGTTCACATTTTCATCCTA TGCCATGAGCTGGCTGAGACAGGTGCCTGGCGAGGGCC TGGAATGGGTGTCTAGTAT CAGCAGAGGGGGTACAACTGATTACGCAGATTCCGTCAA GGGACGTTTTACCATCTCAA GAGACGATGCCAAGAAGACATTATCACTCCAAATGAACT CACTGAGGGCCGAGGACAC CGCTGTGTACTATTGTGGGAGATACGACTACGACGGAT ACTATGCCATGGACTATTG GGGACAAGGCACGATGGT GACGGTATCTAGChROR1 VL_17 419 EIVLTQSPATLSVSPGERATLSCKAS 420 GAGATAGTGCTAACCCAGTPDINSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLFSR CTCCCGCAACCCTGTCTGTG ANRLVDGIPARFTGSGSGTDFTLTISTCCCCCGGAGAGCGCGCTA SLEPEDFAIYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQGT CTCTGAGCTGCAAAGCCAG KVEIKCCCGGACATTAATTCCTACC TTGCCTGGTATCAGCAGAA GCCTGGACAGGCCCCAAGATTGCTCTTTTCACGCGCCAA CCGCCTGGTAGATGGTATT CCAGCTAGGTTTACGGGCTCAGGCAGCGGAACAGACTT CACTCTCACTATTAGCTCAT TGGAGCCTGAGGACTTTGCAATTTACTATTGTCTTCAGT ACGACGAGTTCCCATATACT TTCGGCCAGGGCACAAAAGTAGAGATCAAG hROR1 VH_18 421 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCSAS 422GAGGTTCAACTCGTGGAGT GFTFSSYAMSWVRQVPGKGLVWI CTGGAGGCGGGCTAGTGCASSISRGGTTYYADSVRGRFIISRDNA GCCTGGCGGCTCCCTGCGA KNTLYLEMNNLRGEDTAVYYCARYCTGTCTTGCAGCGCATCAG DYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GCTTTACATTCAGTTCTTATGCCATGAGCTGGGTGAGGC AGGTGCCCGGCAAGGGTCT GGTGTGGATCAGCTCAATCTCCAGGGGCGGGACTACAT ATTACGCCGATTCGGTCAG GGGTCGTTTTATCATTAGCAGGGATAATGCCAAGAACAC CTTGTATTTGGAGATGAAC AACCTAAGAGGCGAAGACACCGCTGTGTACTATTGTGCC CGTTACGACTACGATGGGT ACTACGCCATGGACTATTGGGGCCAGGGAACCTTGGTG ACTGTGTCAAGT hROR1 VL_18 423DIQLTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINCKAS 424 GACATACAGTTGACTCAGTCPDINSYLSWYQQRPGQPPRLLIHR ACCGGATTCGCTGGCAGTT ANRLVDGVPDRFSGSGFGTDFTLTITCGCTGGGTGAGAGAGCAA TSLQAEDVAIYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQ CCATCAACTGCAAAGCATCTGTKLEIK CCCGATATCAACTCTTATCT GTCTTGGTATCAGCAGCGT CCGGGACAACCCCCTAGGCTGCTTATTCACCGAGCCAAC AGGCTGGTGGACGGGGTG CCAGACCGCTTCTCGGGATCAGGATTTGGAACCGATTTT ACCCTAACAATTACTAGTCT CCAAGCGGAAGACGTGGCGATCTATTATTGTCTACAATA TGACGAGTTCCCCTACACCT TCGGCCAGGGCACGAAGTT GGAGATCAAGhROR1 VH_19 425 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 426 GAGGTCCAGCTCGTCGAATSGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEW CCGGTGGAGGGCTAGTTCA VASISRGGTTYYADSVKGRFTISADTGCCAGGCGGCTCATTGCGT SKNTAYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAR TTGTCTTGTGCCGCCTCCGGYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS TTTCACATTCTCTTCTTACGC TATGTCCTGGGTCCGACAAGCCCCAGGAAAAGGCTTGG AATGGGTGGCCAGTATCAG TAGAGGTGGGACTACATATTATGCCGACTCCGTGAAGG GCAGATTCACCATCTCAGCT GACACCAGTAAGAACACTGCCTACCTACAGATGAACAG CCTTCGGGCCGAGGACACC GCTGTGTATTACTGTGCCCGGTACGATTATGATGGATATT ATGCTATGGACTATTGGGG TCAGGGGACCTTGGTGACC GTCTCTAGChROR1 VL_19 427 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKA 428 GACATTCAGATGACTCAATCSPDINSYLSWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR GCCGAGTTCTCTTAGCGCTT ANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTICTGTTGGGGACCGGGTGAC SSLQPEDFATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQ AATCACATGCAAGGCCTCTCGTKVEIK CCGATATAAACTCCTATCTA AGCTGGTATCAGCAGAAGC CAGGGAAGGCCCCCAAGTTGTTAATCTATCGCGCCAACA GACTGGTGGATGGGGTGCC CTCTCGATTCTCCGGGAGTGGCAGTGGGACTGATTTTAC ACTGACCATTTCCTCATTGC AGCCCGAAGACTTCGCTACCTATTACTGCTTGCAGTACG ATGAGTTCCCATATACATTC GGTCAGGGGACTAAAGTGG AGATAAAAhROR1 VH_20 429 EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAAS 430 GAGGTACAGCTGCTGGAATGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWV CTGGTGGGGGGCTGGTCCA SSISRGGTTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSGCCAGGGGGGTCACTACGA KNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARY CTGAGCTGCGCTGCCTCCGDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GTTTTACATTCAGCAGCTAT GCAATGTCATGGGTCAGACAGGCACCAGGTAAAGGCCT CGAATGGGTATCCTCCATCT CACGTGGTGGGACCACTTACTATGCCGATAGTGTGAAG GGCAGGTTCACGATCTCAA GAGATAATTCAAAGAATACACTCTATCTACAAATGAACA GTTTAAGGGCCGAGGACAC CGCTGTTTACTATTGTGCCAGATATGACTACGACGGTTA TTATGCTATGGATTACTGGG GACAAGGAACGCTGGTAAC TGTTAGCTCThROR1 VL_20 431 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKA 432 GACATCCAAATGACCCAGTSPDINSYLSWYQQKPGEAPKLLIYR CGCCTTCCTCCTTGTCTGCA ANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTITCTGTCGGAGATCGGGTGA SSLQPEDFATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQ CGATCACTTGCAAAGCGAGGTKVEIK TCCAGACATCAACTCATATC TGTCCTGGTATCAGCAGAA GCCGGGAGAGGCACCTAAGCTCCTGATCTACAGAGCAAA CAGATTAGTGGATGGTGTG CCCTCACGGTTTTCTGGCTCCGGGTCCGGCACCGATTTC ACCTTGACCATCTCATCCCT ACAGCCCGAGGATTTCGCTACTTACTATTGCTTACAGTA TGATGAGTTTCCATACACCT TCGGTCAAGGCACCAAGGT TGAGATTAAGhROR1 VH_21 433 EVQLLETGGGLVKPGGSLRLSCAAS 434 GAAGTTCAACTGCTTGAGAGFTFSSYAMSWIRQAPGKGLEWV CCGGAGGCGGCCTGGTAAA ASISRGGTTYYGDSVKGRFTISRDHACCTGGGGGCTCACTGAGG AKNSLYLQMNSLRVEDTAVYYCVR CTGAGTTGTGCCGCTTCTGGYDYDGYYAMDYWGLGTLVTVSS GTTCACCTTTTCATCCTATG CGATGTCATGGATACGGCAGGCTCCTGGGAAGGGGCTT GAGTGGGTTGCATCAATTT CACGAGGTGGGACAACTTATTATGGGGATTCCGTTAAA GGTAGATTTACGATCTCTAG AGACCATGCCAAAAATTCTCTCTATCTCCAGATGAATAGT CTTAGGGTGGAGGACACCG CTGTGTACTACTGTGTCCGGTACGACTATGATGGGTACT ATGCTATGGACTATTGGGG GCTCGGCACTCTGGTCACT GTTAGCTCThROR1 VL_21 435 AIRMTQSPSFLSASVGDRVTITCKA 436 GCCATCCGCATGACACAATCSPDINSYLSWYQQRPGKAPKLLIYR TCCCTCCTTCCTTTCTGCCAGANRLVDGVPSRFSGGGSGTDFTLTI TGTCGGGGACAGAGTGACT SSLQPEDIATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQATCACATGCAAAGCCAGCC GTKLEIK CAGATATTAATTCGTACCTG TCTTGGTATCAGCAGAGGCCCGGCAAGGCACCAAAGCT GTTGATATATCGGGCCAAC CGCTTAGTGGACGGTGTCCCCTCTCGATTCAGCGGAGG CGGTAGCGGGACGGACTTT ACACTGACCATCTCCAGTCTCCAACCCGAGGATATTGCC ACTTACTATTGTCTTCAGTA TGACGAGTTCCCCTACACATTTGGACAGGGCACCAAGCT AGAAATTAAG hROR1 VH_22 437 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA438 GAGGTTCAGCTGGTGGAGT SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEW CTGGTGGGGGGCTCGTACAVASISRGGTTYYAESLEGRFTISRDD GCCGGGTGGCTCCCTAAGG SKNSLYLQMNSLKTEDTAVYYCARYCTGAGTTGCGCTGCCTCAG DYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GCTTTACCTTCTCAAGCTACGCGATGTCCTGGGTGAGAC AGGCCCCTGGCAAAGGACT GGAGTGGGTGGCAAGCATTAGCCGGGGCGGAACTACCT ATTACGCTGAGTCGTTAGA GGGGCGGTTTACTATCTCCAGAGACGATTCAAAGAACT CGTTATACTTGCAGATGAAC AGCCTCAAGACCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCGCC CGGTACGACTATGACGGGT ACTATGCTATGGATTATTGGGGACAAGGCACCCTCGTGA CCGTCTCTAGC hROR1 VL_22 439DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKA 440 GACATCCAGATGACACAGTSPDINSYLSWYQQKPGKAPKTLIYR CCCCTTCTTCACTTTCCGCTTANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTI CTGTGGGCGACAGGGTGAC SSLQPEDFATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQGATCACGTGTAAGGCCTCG GTKLEIK CCAGACATTAATTCGTACTT ATCGTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCGGGTAAAGCTCCGAAGA CTCTGATCTATAGAGCAAAT AGGCTCGTAGACGGTGTCCCATCTAGATTTAGTGGGAG CGGCAGCGGAACCGACTTC ACTCTCACCATCTCATCCCTGCAACCGGAGGATTTCGCT ACTTACTATTGCTTGCAGTA TGACGAGTTTCCATATACGTTTGGTCAGGGAACCAAATT AGAGATCAAA hROR1 VH_23 441 QVTLRESGPALVKPTQTLTLTCAAS442 CAGGTAACACTCCGAGAGA GFTFSSYAMSWIRQPPGKALEWLA GTGGGCCAGCTCTCGTGAASISRGGTTYYNPSLKDRLTISKDTSA GCCCACGCAGACTTTAACAC NQVVLKVTNMDPADTATYYCARYTAACGTGTGCGGCAAGCGG DYDGYYAMDYWGQGTTVTVSS CTTTACATTTTCGAGCTACGCGATGAGCTGGATAAGGCA ACCTCCTGGGAAGGCGTTG GAGTGGTTGGCCTCAATTAGCCGGGGTGGCACCACTTA CTACAATCCTAGTCTTAAGG ACAGACTTACTATTTCAAAAGATACGTCCGCCAACCAGG TGGTACTGAAGGTCACAAA TATGGACCCAGCTGACACTGCTACTTACTACTGCGCCCG GTACGATTACGATGGTTACT ACGCTATGGATTACTGGGGTCAAGGAACCACAGTGACC GTCAGTTCA hROR1 VL_23 443 DIQMTQSPSTLSASVGDRVTITCKA444 GATATCCAGATGACGCAGT SPDINSYLSWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR CCCCTTCAACCCTCAGTGCCANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTAFTLTI AGCGTTGGTGACCGGGTTA SSLQPDDFATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGGCTATCACCTGTAAGGCTAGT GTKVEIK CCCGATATAAATTCCTATTT GTCTTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCAGGCAAGGCTCCTAAGC TGCTCATCTACCGGGCTAAC AGGTTAGTTGACGGTGTGCCCTCCCGATTTTCCGGCAGT GGCAGCGGGACCGCTTTCA CTCTTACAATCTCATCTCTTCAACCGGACGACTTCGCTAC GTACTACTGCCTCCAATATG ATGAGTTTCCATACACATTCGGAGGAGGCACAAAAGTC GAAATCAAG hROR1 VH_24 445 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA446 GAAGTCCAGCTGGTGGAGT SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEW CCGGCGGAGGCTTGGTTCAVSAISRGGTTYYADSVKGRFTISADT GCCCGGAGGATCTTTGCGA SKETAYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGRCTGTCTTGCGCCGCCAGCG YDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GTTTCACTTTCAGCAGCTATGCCATGAGTTGGGTTAGAC AAGCTCCCGGCAAGGGGCT GGAATGGGTTAGTGCTATTAGCCGGGGAGGGACAACA TATTACGCTGACTCTGTCAA AGGCCGATTCACCATCTCTGCTGACACGAGCAAAGAAAC CGCCTACCTCCAAATGAACA GCCTGCGAGCTGAGGACACTGCCGTCTACTATTGTGGTC GATATGATTATGATGGGTA CTATGCAATGGACTATTGGGGGCAGGGCACACTGGTGA CCGTGAGCTCT hROR1 VL_24 447DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKA 448 GATATTCAGATGACGCAGASPDINSYLSWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR GTCCCTCCTCCCTATCTGCC ANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTITCTGTTGGAGATCGAGTCA SSLQPEDIATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQ CCATTACGTGTAAAGCGTCTGTKLEIK CCCGATATCAACAGCTACCT CTCTTGGTATCAGCAGAAAC CAGGGAAGGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTATAGAGCTAATC GCTTAGTGGATGGAGTGCC AAGCAGGTTCTCCGGGTCCGGCAGTGGAACCGATTTCA CCTTGACAATAAGTAGCTTG CAACCTGAGGATATTGCAACATACTACTGTCTACAGTAC GACGAGTTCCCCTACACCTT CGGCCAAGGGACAAAGCTG GAGATTAAGhROR1 VH_25 449 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 450 GAAGTGCAGCTCGTGGAGASGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEW GCGGCGGCGGTCTGGTACA VSAISRGGTTYYADSVKGRFTISRDGCCAGGGGGGTCACTGCGT NSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCG CTCTCATGTGCTGCGAGTGRYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GCTTTACGTTCTCTTCCTAC GCTATGTCCTGGGTCAGGCAGGCACCGGGGAAGGGCTT AGAGTGGGTTAGTGCAATC TCTAGGGGCGGTACAACCTACTATGCCGACTCTGTCAAG GGCAGGTTTACAATTTCAA GAGATAATTCTAAGAATACTCTTTACCTACAGATGAATAG CTTGCGGGCGGAAGACACA GCAGTCTATTATTGTGGCCGCTATGACTACGACGGATACT ATGCCATGGACTACTGGGG CCAAGGCACTTTGGTCACG GTGAGCTCThROR1 VL_25 451 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKA 452 GACATCCAGATGACCCAGASPDINSYLSWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR GCCCTAGTTCATTGTCTGCC ANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTIAGTGTGGGGGATAGGGTC SSLQPEDIATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQ ACTATCACGTGTAAGGCTTCGTKLEIK CCCTGACATCAATTCATACC TGTCATGGTATCAGCAGAA GCCTGGAAAAGCCCCTAAACTGCTGATCTACCGCGCGA ATAGGCTTGTGGACGGCGT TCCAAGCCGCTTCTCTGGCTCTGGATCAGGGACCGACTT CACCCTCACGATCTCCAGCC TCCAACCCGAGGATATCGCCACCTATTATTGCCTTCAGT ACGATGAGTTCCCCTATACA TTCGGCCAGGGGACAAAGCTGGAAATCAAA hROR1 VH_26 453 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 454GAGGTCCAGCTCGTCGAGT SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEW CGGGTGGGGGCTTGGTGCAVSAISRGGTTYYADSVKGRFTISADT ACCCGGTGGCAGTTTGCGC SKETAYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGRCTGAGCTGCGCCGCGAGCG YDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GGTTCACTTTCAGTTCGTATGCCATGAGTTGGGTGCGAC AAGCGCCCGGCAAAGGACT GGAGTGGGTGTCAGCCATTAGCCGGGGCGGTACTACCT ACTATGCGGACTCGGTCAA GGGAAGATTCACCATCAGCGCTGATACCAGTAAGGAAA CCGCTTATCTTCAGATGAAC TCCCTGCGTGCCGAGGATACAGCAGTCTACTATTGCGG GCGCTACGATTATGACGGA TATTATGCCATGGATTACTGGGGGCAGGGCACTCTGGTC ACAGTCAGCTCT hROR1 VL_26 455DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCQA 456 GATATTCAGATGACGCAGTSPDINSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR CTCCCTCTTCCCTGAGCGCC ANNLETGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTITCCGTCGGCGATAGAGTTA SSLQPEDIATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQ CGATCACCTGTCAGGCCAGGTKLEIK CCCAGATATCAACTCCTATC TGAATTGGTATCAGCAAAA GCCTGGGAAGGCTCCCAAGTTGCTGATCTACAGAGCCAA TAACTTAGAGACTGGCGTG CCGTCTCGGTTCAGCGGGTCCGGCAGTGGAACCGACTT TACACTGACCATTTCCAGCC TCCAACCTGAGGATATCGCCACATATTATTGTCTCCAGTA TGACGAGTTCCCTTACACAT TTGGTCAAGGAACTAAACT GGAAATCAAAhROR1 VH_27 457 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 458 GAGGTGCAGCTGGTCGAAASGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEW GTGGAGGCGGACTCGTGCA VSAISRGGTTYYADSVKGRFTISADTGCCCGGCGGTAGTCTGCGA SKETAYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGR TTGAGCTGTGCCGCGTCCGYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GCTTTACTTTCTCATCTTACG CTATGAGTTGGGTCCGCCAGGCCCCAGGCAAAGGACTG GAGTGGGTATCAGCCATCA GTAGGGGGGGAACTACCTATTACGCAGATTCTGTGAAG GGACGCTTCACCATCAGCG CGGACACTAGCAAGGAGACTGCCTACCTGCAAATGAATA GTCTGAGAGCCGAGGATAC CGCCGTGTACTATTGTGGCAGGTATGACTACGATGGCT ATTATGCTATGGATTACTGG GGCCAGGGGACGTTAGTGA CAGTAAGCTCThROR1 VL_27 459 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRA 460 GATATTCAGATGACCCAATCSPDINSYVAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYR CCCTTCTTCTCTGAGCGCTTANFLESGVPSRFSGSRSGTDFTLTIS CTGTGGGCGATAGAGTTAC SLQPEDFATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQGAATAACCTGTCGGGCGTCC TKVEIK CCAGACATTAACTCTTATGT AGCATGGTATCAGCAAAAGCCTGGAAAGGCACCAAAGT TACTGATCTACCGGGCCAAT TTTCTGGAGTCGGGCGTGCCCTCACGATTTAGCGGTAG CAGATCAGGCACAGACTTT ACTCTGACCATTAGCTCTCTGCAACCCGAGGACTTCGCC ACCTACTACTGTTTGCAGTA TGACGAGTTTCCATACACTTTTGGTCAAGGAACCAAAGT CGAAATCAAA hROR1 VH_28 461 QIQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCAA462 CAGATACAGCTGGTGCAGT SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKSFKW CTGGTGCCGAGGTTAAAAAMGSISRGGTTYYSADFKGRFAITKD GCCCGGAGCCTCGGTTAAA TSASTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGTGAGTTGTGCGGCAAGCG YDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS GATTCACGTTCAGTTCCTACGCTATGTCCTGGGTGCGGC AGGCTCCTGGCAAGTCATTT AAGTGGATGGGGTCGATCTCACGGGGTGGAACCACCTA TTACTCTGCCGACTTCAAGG GGAGATTTGCGATTACAAAAGATACAAGCGCCTCTACG GCCTACATGGAGTTAAGTA GCCTTAGAAGCGAAGACACGGCGGTGTACTACTGCGCC AGATATGACTATGACGGCT ACTACGCCATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACACTGGTT ACAGTCAGCTCT hROR1 VL_28 463DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATISCKA 464 GATATCGTGATGACACAAASPDINSYLSWYQQKPGQPPKLLIYR GCCCAGACAGTCTGGCAGT ANRLVDGVPDRFSGSGSRTDFTLTIGTCCCTCGGCGAGCGCGCT SSLQAEDVAVYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQ ACCATCTCATGCAAAGCTAGGTKVEIK TCCCGACATCAATTCCTATC TGTCCTGGTATCAGCAAAA ACCAGGCCAACCCCCCAAGCTGCTTATCTATCGGGCTAA CCGATTAGTCGATGGGGTG CCAGATAGATTTTCAGGCTCTGGTTCCCGGACAGATTTTA CTCTCACGATCTCCTCACTA CAGGCAGAAGATGTTGCAGTGTATTACTGCCTGCAATAC GACGAGTTCCCCTACACCTT CGGCCAAGGCACGAAAGTG GAGATCAAGhROR scFv 465 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 466 GAAGTGCAACTGGTCGAGTSGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEW CTGGGGGCGGCCTTGTGCA VSSISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDNACCTGGAGGCAGCCTTCGA SKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGR CTCAGTTGCGCCGCGTCTGYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSSG GTTTTACCTTCTCCTCTTACG GGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQMTQSPSCGATGAGCTGGGTTCGCCA SLSASVGDRVTITCKASPDINSYLN GGCCCCCGGCAAGGGACTTWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYRANRLVDGV GAGTGGGTTAGTTCGATCT PSRFSGSGSGTDYTLTISSLQPEDFACCCGCGGAGGCACCACATA TYYCLQYDEFPYTFGAGTKVEIK TTATCCTGACTCGGTTAAGGGACGCTTCACTATCTCTAGG GACAATTCAAAGAACACAC TGTATCTCCAAATGAACTCCTTGCGGGCCGAGGACACTG CTGTGTATTATTGCGGACG ATACGACTACGATGGGTATTACGCCATGGATTACTGGG GGCAAGGTACACTGGTCAC TGTGAGTTCG GGGGGCGGCGGAAGTGGTGGAGGGGGAAGTGGTGGA GGAGGAAGCGATATACAGA TGACACAGAGCCCTTCAAGTTTATCTGCAAGCGTCGGC GATCGTGTTACAATAACTTG CAAGGCATCTCCCGACATCAATTCCTACCTCAACTGGTAT CAGCAGAAGCCTGGGAAG GCTCCTAAGCTGCTTATTTACAGAGCAAATCGCCTGGTG GACGGCGTGCCCAGTCGGT TTTCCGGGTCTGGGAGCGGAACGGATTACACACTGACC ATCTCAAGCCTGCAACCCGA AGACTTCGCTACATATTACTGCCTTCAGTATGATGAGTTC CCATATACCTTCGGCGCTGG GACCAAGGTGGAGATAAAG

Anti-ROR1 CDRs

SEQ ID NO IMGT Method VH-CDR-1 GFTFSSYA 715 VH-CDR-2 ISRGGTT 716VH-CDR-3 GRYDYDGYYAMDY 717 Kabat Method VH-CDR-1 SYAMS 718 VH-CDR-2AISRGGTTYYADSVKG 719 VH-CDR-3 YDYDGYYAMDY 720 IMGT Method VL-CDR-1PDINSY 721 VL-CDR-2 RAN 722 VL-CDR-3 LQYDEFPYT 723 Kabat Method VL-CDR-1RASPDINSYLS 724 VL-CDR-2 RANTLES 725 VL-CDR-3 LQYDEFPYT 723

Portions of ROR1-specific antigen binding domain

Portion of VH GFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSSISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFT SEQ ID NO: 726Domain ISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGRYDYDGYYAMDY Portion of VLASPDINSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYRANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGS SEQ ID NO: 727 DomainGTDYTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCLQYDEFPYT Portion of VHSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSSISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDN SEQ ID NO: 728 DomainSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGRYDYDGYYAMDY Portion of VLPDINSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYRANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGT SEQ ID NO: 729 DomainDYTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCLQYDEFPYT

Exemplary Spacer Sequences

CD8α hinge 467 KPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRP 468 AAGCCCACCACCACCCCTGCEACRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFACD CCCTAGACCTCCAACCCCAG CCCCTACAATCGCCAGCCAGCCCCTGAGCCTGAGGCCCG AAGCCTGTAGACCTGCCGC TGGCGGAGCCGTGCACACCAGAGGCCTGGATTTCGCCT GCGAC CD8α hinge- 469 KPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRP 470AAGCCTACCACCACCCCCGC homologous EASRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDACCTCGTCCTCCAACCCCTG stalk CACCTACGATTGCCAGTCAG extensionCCTCTTTCACTGCGGCCTGA region GGCCAGCAGACCAGCTGCC GGCGGTGCCGTCCATACAAGAGGACTGGACTTCGCGTC CGAT CD8α hinge- 469 KPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRP 471AAACCTACTACCACTCCAGC homologous EASRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDCCCAAGGCCCCCAACCCCA stalk GCACCGACTATCGCATCACA extensionGCCTTTGTCACTGCGTCCTG region AAGCCAGCCGGCCAGCTGC AGGGGGGGCCGTCCACACAAGGGGACTCGACTTTGCGA GTGAT CD8α hinge- 469 KPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRP 472AAACCTACTACAACTCCTGC homologous EASRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDCCCCCGGCCTCCTACACCAG stalk CTCCTACTATCGCCTCCCAG extensionCCACTCAGTCTCAGACCCGA region GGCTTCTAGGCCAGCGGCC GGAGGCGCGGTCCACACCCGCGGGCTGGACTTTGCATC CGAT CD8α hinge 473 KPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASOPLSLRP 474AAGCCTACCACCACCCCCGC and 2 CD8a- EASRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTACCTCGTCCTCCAACCCCTG homologous TTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEASCACCTACGATTGCCAGTCAG stalk RPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTP CCTCTTTCACTGCGGCCTGAextension APRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEACRPA GGCCAGCAGACCAGCTGCC regionsAGGAVHTRGLDFACD GGCGGTGCCGTCCATACAA GAGGACTGGACTTCGCGTCCGATAAACCTACTACCACTC CAGCCCCAAGGCCCCCAAC CCCAGCACCGACTATCGCATCACAGCCTTTGTCACTGCGT CCTGAAGCCAGCCGGCCAG CTGCAGGGGGGGCCGTCCACACAAGGGGACTCGACTTT GCGAGTGATAAGCCCACCA CCACCCCTGCCCCTAGACCTCCAACCCCAGCCCCTACAAT CGCCAGCCAGCCCCTGAGC CTGAGGCCCGAAGCCTGTAGACCTGCCGCTGGCGGAGC CGTGCACACCAGAGGCCTG GATTTCGCCTGCGAC

Exemplary Transmembrane Domain Sequences

CD8a 475 IYIWAPLAGTCGVLLLSLVITLYCNH 476 ATCTACATCTGGGCCCCTCT Trans- RNGGCCGGCACCTGTGGCGTG membrane CTGCTGCTGAGCCTGGTCAT DomainCACCCTGTACTGCAACCACC GGAAT 477 FWVLVVVGGVLACYSLLVTVAFIIF 478TTTTGGGTGCTGGTGGTGG CD28 WVRSKRS TTGGTGGAGTCCTGGCTTG Trans-CTATAGCTTGCTAGTAACAG membrane  TGGCCTTTATTATTTTCTGG DomainGTGAGGAGTAAGAGGAGC

Exemplary Intracellular Signaling Domain Sequences

CD3ζ signaling 479 RVKFSRSADAPAYQQGQNQLYNEL 480 CGGGTGAAGTTCAGCCGGAdomain NLGRREEYDVLDKRRGRDPEMGG GCGCCGACGCCCCTGCCTAKPRRKNPQEGLYNELQKDKMAEA CCAGCAGGGCCAGAACCAG YSEIGMKGERRRGKGHDGLYQGLSCTGTACAACGAGCTGAACC TATKDTYDALHMQALPPR TGGGCCGGAGGGAGGAGTACGACGTGCTGGACAAGCG GAGAGGCCGGGACCCTGA GATGGGCGGCAAGCCCCGGAGAAAGAACCCTCAGGAG GGCCTGTATAACGAACTGC AGAAAGACAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTACAGCGAGATCGGC ATGAAGGGCGAGCGGCGG AGGGGCAAGGGCCACGACGGCCTGTACCAGGGCCTGA GCACCGCCACCAAGGATAC CTACGACGCCCTGCACATGCAGGCCCTGCCCCCCAGA CD28 co- 481 RSKRSRGGHSDYMNMTPRRPGPT 482AGGAGCAAGCGGAGCAGA stimulatory RKHYOPYAPPRDFAAYRS GGCGGCCACAGCGACTACAdomain TGAACATGACCCCCCGGAG GCCTGGCCCCACCCGGAAG CACTACCAGCCCTACGCCCCTCCCAGGGACTTCGCCGCCT ACCGGAGC 4-1BB co- 483 KRGRKKLLYIFKQPFMRPVQTTQEE484 AAGAGAGGCCGGAAGAAA stimulatory DGCSCRFPEEEEGGCELCTGCTGTACATCTTCAAGCA domain GCCCTTCATGCGGCCCGTG CAGACCACCCAGGAAGAGGACGGCTGCAGCTGCCGGTT CCCCGAGGAAGAGGAAGG CGGCTGCGAACTG DNAX- 485LCARPRRSPAQEDGKVYINMPGRG 486 CTGTGCGCACGCCCACGCC activationGCAGCCCCGCCCAAGAAGA protein 10 TGGCAAAGTCTACATCAAC (DAP10) co-ATGCCAGGCAGGGGC stimulatory domain DNAX- 487 YFLGRLVPRGRGAAEAATRKQRITE488 TACTTCCTGGGCCGGCTGG activation TESPYQELQGQRSDVYSDLNTQRPTCCCTCGGGGGCGAGGGGC protein 12 YYK TGCGGAGGCAGCGACCCG (DAP12) co-GAAACAGCGTATCACTGAG stimulatory ACCGAGTCGCCTTATCAGG AGCTCCAGGGTCAGAGGTCGGATGTCTACAGCGACCTC AACACACAGAGGCCGTATT ACAAA

Exemplary Signal Peptide Sequences

GM-CSFRa signal 489 MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP 490 ATGCTGCTGCTGGTGACCApeptide GCCTGCTGCTGTGTGAGCT GCCCCACCCCGCCTTTCTGC TGATCCCCIg Kappa signal 491 MRLPAQLLGLLMLWVPGSSG 492 ATGAGGCTCCCTGCTCAGCTpeptide CCTGGGGCTGCTAATGCTCT GGGTCCCAGGATCCAGTGG G Immuno-globulin 493MDWTWILFLVAAATRVHS 494 ATGGATTGGACCTGGATTCT E signal peptideGTTTCTGGTGGCCGCTGCCA CAAGAGTGCACAGC CD8α signal 495MALPVTALLLPLALLLHAARP 496 ATGGCGCTGCCCGTGACCG peptideCCTTGCTCCTGCCGCTGGCC TTGCTGCTCCACGCCGCCAG GCCG Mouse Ig VH 497MGWSCIILFLVATATGVHS 498 ATGGGCTGGTCCTGCATCAT region 3 signalCCTGTTTCTGGTGGCTACCG peptide CCACCGGCGTGCACAGC β2M signal 499MSRSVALAVLALLSLSGLEA 500 ATGTCTCGCTCCGTGGCCTT peptideAGCTGTGCTCGCGCTACTCT Azurocidin signal 501 MTRLTVLALLAGLLASSRA 502CTCTTTCTGGCCTGGAGGCT peptide ATGACCCGGCTGACAGTCCT GGCCCTGCTGGCTGGTCTGHuman Serum 503 MKWVTFISLLFLFSSAYS 504 CTGGCGTCCTCGAGGGCC Albumin signalATGAAGTGGGTAACCTTTAT peptide TTCCCTTCTTTTTCTCTTTAG CTCGGCTTATTCCA2M receptor 505 MGKNKLLHPSLVLLLLVLLPTDA 506 ATGGGGAAGAACAAACTCCassociated TTCATCCAAGTCTGGTTCTT protein signal CTCCTCTTGGTCCTCCTGCCCpeptide ACAGACGCC IGHV3-23 signal 507 MEFGLSWLFLVAILKGVQC 508ATGGAGTTTGGGCTGAGCT peptide GGCTTTTTCTTGTGGCTATTT TAAAAGGTGTCCAGTGTIGKV1-D33 509 MDMRVPAQLLGLLLLWLSGARC 510 ATGGACATGAGGGTCCCTG(HuL1) signal CTCAGCTCCTGGGGCTCCTG peptide CTGCTCTGGCTCTCAGGTGC CAGATGTIGHV3-33(L14F) 511 MEFGLSWVFLVALFRGVQC 512 ATGGAGTTTGGGCTGAGCT(HuH7) signal GGGTTTTCCTCGTTGCTCTTT peptide TTAGAGGTGTCCAGTGTTVB2 (T21A) 513 MGTSLLCWMALCLLGADHADA 514 ATGGGCACCAGCCTCCTCTGsignal peptide CTGGATGGCCCTGTGTCTCC TGGGGGCAGATCACGCAGA TGCT CD52 signal515 MKRFLFLLLTISLLVMVQIQTGLS 516 ATGAAGCGCTTCCTCTTCCT peptideCCTACTCACCATCAGCCTCC TGGTTATGGTACAGATACAA ACTGGACTCTCA Low-affinity 517MGAGATGRAMDGPRLLLLLLLGVS 518 ATGGGGGCAGGTGCCACCG nerve growth LGGAGCCGCGCCATGGACGGGCC factor receptor GCGCCTGCTGCTGTTGCTGC (LNGFR,TTCTGGGGGTGTCCCTTGGA TNFRSF16) signal GGTGCC peptide

Exemplary Cytokine Sequences

IL-15 519 NWVNVISDLKKIEDLIQSMHIDATL 520 AACTGGGTGAATGTGATCAYTESDVHPSCKVTAMKCFLLELQVI GCGACCTGAAGAAGATCGA SLESGDASIHDTVENLIILANNSLSSGGATCTGATCCAGAGCATG NGNVTESGCKECEELEEKNIKEFLQ CACATTGATGCCACCCTGTASFVHIVQMFINTS CACAGAATCTGATGTGCAC CCTAGCTGTAAAGTGACCGCCATGAAGTGTTTTCTGCTG GAGCTGCAGGTGATTTCTCT GGAAAGCGGAGATGCCTCTATCCACGACACAGTGGAGA ATCTGATCATCCTGGCCAAC AATAGCCTGAGCAGCAATGGCAATGTGACAGAGTCTGG CTGTAAGGAGTGTGAGGAG CTGGAGGAGAAGAACATCAAGGAGTTTCTGCAGAGCTT TGTGCACATCGTGCAGATG TTCATCAATACAAGC IL-15Rα 521ITCPPPMSVEHADIWVKSYSLYSRE 522 ATTACATGCCCTCCTCCAATRYICNSGFKRKAGTSSLTECVLNKA GTCTGTGGAGCACGCCGAT TNVAHWTTPSLKCIRDPALVHQRPATTTGGGTGAAGTCCTACA APPSTVTTAGVTPQPESLSPSGKEP GCCTGTACAGCAGAGAGAGAASSPSSNNTAATTAAIVPGSQLM ATACATCTGCAACAGCGGC PSKSPSTGTTEISSHESSHGTPSQTTTTTAAGAGAAAGGCCGGCA AKNWELTASASHQPPGVYPQGHS CCTCTTCTCTGACAGAGTGCDTTVAISTSTVLLCGLSAVSLLACYLK GTGCTGAATAAGGCCACAA SRQTPPLASVEMEAMEALPVTWGATGTGGCCCACTGGACAAC TSSRDEDLENCSHHL ACCTAGCCTGAAGTGCATTAGAGATCCTGCCCTGGTCCA CCAGAGGCCTGCCCCTCCAT CTACAGTGACAACAGCCGGAGTGACACCTCAGCCTGAA TCTCTGAGCCCTTCTGGAAA AGAACCTGCCGCCAGCTCTCCTAGCTCTAATAATACCGCC GCCACAACAGCCGCCATTG TGCCTGGATCTCAGCTGATGCCTAGCAAGTCTCCTAGCA CAGGCACAACAGAGATCAG CAGCCACGAATCTTCTCACGGAACACCTTCTCAGACCACC GCCAAGAATTGGGAGCTGA CAGCCTCTGCCTCTCACCAGCCTCCAGGAGTGTATCCTCA GGGCCACTCTGATACAACA GTGGCCATCAGCACATCTACAGTGCTGCTGTGTGGACTG TCTGCCGTGTCTCTGCTGGC CTGTTACCTGAAGTCTAGACAGACACCTCCTCTGGCCTCT GTGGAGATGGAGGCCATG GAAGCCCTGCCTGTGACATGGGGAACAAGCAGCAGAG ATGAGGACCTGGAGAATTG TTCTCACCACCTG mbIL15 523NWVNVISDLKKIEDLIQSMHIDATL 524 AACTGGGTGAATGTGATCAYTESDVHPSCKVTAMKCFLLELQVI GCGACCTGAAGAAGATCGA SLESGDASIHDTVENLIILANNSLSSGGATCTGATCCAGAGCATG NGNVTESGCKECEELEEKNIKEFLQ CACATTGATGCCACCCTGTASFVHIVQMFINTSSGGGSGGGGSG CACAGAATCTGATGTGCAC GGGSGGGGSGGGSLQITCPPPMSCCTAGCTGTAAAGTGACCG VEHADIWVKSYSLYSRERYICNSGF CCATGAAGTGTTTTCTGCTGKRKAGTSSLTECVLNKATNVAHWT GAGCTGCAGGTGATTTCTCT TPSLKCIRDPALVHQRPAPPSTVTTGGAAAGCGGAGATGCCTCT AGVTPQPESLSPSGKEPAASSPSSN ATCCACGACACAGTGGAGANTAATTAAIVPGSQLMPSKSPSTGT ATCTGATCATCCTGGCCAAC TEISSHESSHGTPSQTTAKNWELTAAATAGCCTGAGCAGCAATG SASHQPPGVYPQGHSDTTVAISTST GCAATGTGACAGAGTCTGGVLLCGLSAVSLLACYLKSRQTPPLAS CTGTAAGGAGTGTGAGGAG VEMEAMEALPVTWGTSSRDEDLECTGGAGGAGAAGAACATCA NCSHHL AGGAGTTTCTGCAGAGCTT TGTGCACATCGTGCAGATGTTCATCAATACAAGCTCTGG CGGAGGATCTGGAGGAGG CGGATCTGGAGGAGGAGGCAGTGGAGGCGGAGGATCT GGCGGAGGATCTCTGCAGA TTACATGCCCTCCTCCAATGTCTGTGGAGCACGCCGATA TTTGGGTGAAGTCCTACAG CCTGTACAGCAGAGAGAGATACATCTGCAACAGCGGCTT TAAGAGAAAGGCCGGCACC TCTTCTCTGACAGAGTGCGTGCTGAATAAGGCCACAAAT GTGGCCCACTGGACAACAC CTAGCCTGAAGTGCATTAGAGATCCTGCCCTGGTCCACC AGAGGCCTGCCCCTCCATCT ACAGTGACAACAGCCGGAGTGACACCTCAGCCTGAATCT CTGAGCCCTTCTGGAAAAG AACCTGCCGCCAGCTCTCCTAGCTCTAATAATACCGCCGC CACAACAGCCGCCATTGTG CCTGGATCTCAGCTGATGCCTAGCAAGTCTCCTAGCACA GGCACAACAGAGATCAGCA GCCACGAATCTTCTCACGGAACACCTTCTCAGACCACCGC CAAGAATTGGGAGCTGACA GCCTCTGCCTCTCACCAGCCTCCAGGAGTGTATCCTCAG GGCCACTCTGATACAACAG TGGCCATCAGCACATCTACAGTGCTGCTGTGTGGACTGT CTGCCGTGTCTCTGCTGGCC TGTTACCTGAAGTCTAGACAGACACCTCCTCTGGCCTCTG TGGAGATGGAGGCCATGGA AGCCCTGCCTGTGACATGGGGAACAAGCAGCAGAGAT GAGGACCTGGAGAATTGTT CTCACCACCTG mbIL15 + IgE 525MDWTWILFLVAAATRVHSNWVN 526 ATGGATTGGACCTGGATTC signal PeptideVISDLKKIEDLIQSMHIDATLYTESD TGTTTCTGGTGGCCGCTGCCVHPSCKVTAMKCFLLELQVISLESG ACAAGAGTGCACAGCAACT DASIHDTVENLIILANNSLSSNGNVTGGGTGAATGTGATCAGCGA ESGCKECEELEEKNIKEFLQSFVHIV CCTGAAGAAGATCGAGGATQMFINTSSGGGSGGGGSGGGGSG CTGATCCAGAGCATGCACA GGGSGGGSLQITCPPPMSVEHADITTGATGCCACCCTGTACACA WVKSYSLYSRERYICNSGFKRKAGT GAATCTGATGTGCACCCTASSLTECVLNKATNVAHWTTPSLKCI GCTGTAAAGTGACCGCCAT RDPALVHORPAPPSTVTTAGVTPQGAAGTGTTTTCTGCTGGAG PESLSPSGKEPAASSPSSNNTAATT CTGCAGGTGATTTCTCTGGAAAIVPGSQLMPSKSPSTGTTEISSHE AAGCGGAGATGCCTCTATC SSHGTPSQTTAKNWELTASASHQPCACGACACAGTGGAGAATC PGVYPQGHSDTTVAISTSTVLLCGL TGATCATCCTGGCCAACAATSAVSLLACYLKSRQTPPLASVEMEA AGCCTGAGCAGCAATGGCA MEALPVTWGTSSRDEDLENCSHHLATGTGACAGAGTCTGGCTG TAAGGAGTGTGAGGAGCTG GAGGAGAAGAACATCAAGGAGTTTCTGCAGAGCTTTGT GCACATCGTGCAGATGTTC ATCAATACAAGCTCTGGCGGAGGATCTGGAGGAGGCG GATCTGGAGGAGGAGGCA GTGGAGGCGGAGGATCTGGCGGAGGATCTCTGCAGAT TACATGCCCTCCTCCAATGT CTGTGGAGCACGCCGATATTTGGGTGAAGTCCTACAGC CTGTACAGCAGAGAGAGAT ACATCTGCAACAGCGGCTTTAAGAGAAAGGCCGGCACCT CTTCTCTGACAGAGTGCGT GCTGAATAAGGCCACAAATGTGGCCCACTGGACAACAC CTAGCCTGAAGTGCATTAG AGATCCTGCCCTGGTCCACCAGAGGCCTGCCCCTCCATCT ACAGTGACAACAGCCGGAG TGACACCTCAGCCTGAATCTCTGAGCCCTTCTGGAAAAG AACCTGCCGCCAGCTCTCCT AGCTCTAATAATACCGCCGCCACAACAGCCGCCATTGTG CCTGGATCTCAGCTGATGCC TAGCAAGTCTCCTAGCACAGGCACAACAGAGATCAGCA GCCACGAATCTTCTCACGGA ACACCTTCTCAGACCACCGCCAAGAATTGGGAGCTGACA GCCTCTGCCTCTCACCAGCC TCCAGGAGTGTATCCTCAGGGCCACTCTGATACAACAG TGGCCATCAGCACATCTACA GTGCTGCTGTGTGGACTGTCTGCCGTGTCTCTGCTGGCC TGTTACCTGAAGTCTAGACA GACACCTCCTCTGGCCTCTGTGGAGATGGAGGCCATGGA AGCCCTGCCTGTGACATGG GGAACAAGCAGCAGAGATGAGGACCTGGAGAATTGTT CTCACCACCTG

Exemplary Linker Sequences

SEQ SEQ ID Linker Name ID NO Amino Acids Sequence NOPolynucleotide Sequence Whitlow Linker 527 GSTSGSGKPGSGEGSTKG 528GGCAGCACCTCCGGCAGCGG CAAGCCTGGCAGCGGCGAGG GCAGCACCAAGGGC Linker 529SGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGG 530 TCTGGCGGAGGATCTGGAGG GSLQAGGCGGATCTGGAGGAGGAG GCAGTGGAGGCGGAGGATCT GGCGGAGGATCTCTGCAG GSG linker531 GSG 532 GGAAGCGGA SGSG linker 533 SGSG 534 AGTGGCAGCGGC(G4S)3 linker 535 GGGGSGGGGSGGGGS 536 GGTGGCGGTGGCTCGGGCGGTGGTGGGTCGGGTGGCGGCG GATCT Furin cleavage 537 RAKR 538 CGTGCAAAGCGTsite/Furinlink1 Fmdv 539 RAKRAPVKQTLNFDLLKLAGDVESN 540AGAGCCAAGAGGGCACCGGT PGP GAAACAGACTTTGAATTTTGA CCTTCTGAAGTTGGCAGGAGACGTTGAGTCCAACCCTGGGCC C Thosea asigna 541 EGRGSLLTCGDVEENPGP 542GAGGGCAGAGGAAGTCTGCT virus 2A region AACATGCGGTGACGTCGAGG (T2A)AGAATCCTGGACCT Furin-GSG-T2A 543 RAKRGSGEGRGSLLTCGDVEENPG 544AGAGCTAAGAGGGGAAGCGG P AGAGGGCAGAGGAAGTCTGC TAACATGCGGTGACGTCGAGGAGAATCCTGGACCT Furin-SGSG-T2A 545 RAKRSGSGEGRGSLLTCGDVEENP 546AGGGCCAAGAGGAGTGGCAG GP CGGCGAGGGCAGAGGAAGTC TTCTAACATGCGGTGACGTGGAGGAGAATCCCGGCCCT Porcine 547 ATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGP 548GCAACGAACTTCTCTCTCCTAA teschovirus-1 2A AACAGGCTGGTGATGTGGAGregion (P2A) GAGAATCCTGGTCCA GSG-P2A 549 GSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGP 550GGAAGCGGAGCTACTAACTTC AGCCTGCTGAAGCAGGCTGG AGACGTGGAGGAGAACCCTG GACCTEquine rhinitis A 551 QCTNYALLKLAGDVESNPGP 552 CAGTGTACTAATTATGCTCTCTvirus 2A region TGAAATTGGCTGGAGATGTTG (E2A) AGAGCAACCCTGGACCTFoot-and-mouth 553 VKQTLNFDLLKLAGDVESNPGP 554 GTCAAACAGACCCTAAACTTTdisease virus 2A GATCTGCTAAAACTGGCCGGG region (F2A)GATGTGGAAAGTAATCCCGGC CCC FP2A 555 RAKRAPVKQGSGATNFSLLKQAGD 556CGTGCAAAGCGTGCACCGGTG VEENPGP AAACAGGGAAGCGGAGCTAC TAACTTCAGCCTGCTGAAGCAGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGAGA ACCCTGGACCT Linker-GSG 557 APVKQGSG 558GCACCGGTGAAACAGGGAAG CGGA Linker 559 GGGGSGGGSGGGGSGGGGS 560GGTGGCGGTGGCTCGGGCGG TGGTGGGTCGGGTGGCGGCG GATCTGGTGGCGGTGGCTCG Linker561 APVKQ 562 GCACCGGTGAAACAG Linker 563 A(EAAAK)nA (n = 2-5) 564

Exemplary Cell Tag Sequences

SEQ ID SEQ NO Amino Acid Sequence ID NO Polynucleotide SequenceHER1 Domain 565 RKVCNGIGIGEFKDSLSINATNIKHF 566 CGCAAAGTGTGTAACGGAA IIIKNCTSISGDLHILPVAFRGDSFTHTP TAGGTATTGGTGAATTTAA PLDPQELDAGACTCACTCTCCATAAATG ILKTVKEITGFLLIQAWPENRTDLHA CTACGAATATTAAACACTTCFENLEIIRGRTKQHGQFSLAVVSLNI AAAAACTGCACCTCCATCAG TSLGLRSLTGGCGATCTCCACATCCTGC KEISDGDVIISGNKNLCYANTINWK CGGTGGCATTTAGGGGTGAKLFGTSGQKTKIISNRGENSCKATG CTCCTTCACACATACTCCTC Q CTCTGGATCCACAGGAACTGGATATTCTGAAAACCGTA AAGGAAATCACAGGGTTTT TGCTGATTCAGGCTTGGCCTGAAAACAGGACGGACCTCC ATGCCTTTGAGAACCTAGA AATCATACGCGGCAGGACCAAGCAACATGGTCAGTTTTC TCTTGCAGTCGTCAGCCTGA ACATAACATCCTTGGGATTACGCTCCCTCAAGGAGATAA GTGATGGAGATGTGATAAT TTCAGGAAACAAAAATTTGTGCTATGCAAATACAATAAA CTGGAAAAAACTGTTTGGG ACCTCCGGTCAGAAAACCAAAATTATAAGCAACAGAGG TGAAAACAGCTGCAAGGCC ACAGGCCAG HER1 567VCHALCSPEGCWGPEPRDCVS 568 GTCTGCCATGCCTTGTGCTC truncatedCCCCGAGGGCTGCTGGGGC Domain IV CCGGAGCCCAGGGACTGCG TCTCT HER1t 569RKVCNGIGIGEFKDSLSINATNIKHF 570 CGCAAAGTGTGTAACGGAAKNCTSISGDLHILPVAFRGDSFTHTP TAGGTATTGGTGAATTTAAPLDPQELDILKTVKEITGFLLIQAWP AGACTCACTCTCCATAAATGENRTDLHAFENLEIIRGRTKQHGQF CTACGAATATTAAACACTTCSLAVVSLNITSLGLRSLKEISDGDVIIS AAAAACTGCACCTCCATCAGGNKNLCYANTINWKKLFGTSGQKT TGGCGATCTCCACATCCTGC KIISNRGENSCKATGQVCHALCSPECGGTGGCATTTAGGGGTGA GCWGPEPRDCVSCRNVSRGRECV CTCCTTCACACATACTCCTCDKCNLLEGEPREFVENSECIQCHPE CTCTGGATCCACAGGAACT CLPQAMNITCTGRGPDNCIQCAHYGGATATTCTGAAAACCGTA IDGPHCVKTCPAGVMGENNTLVW AAGGAAATCACAGGGTTTTKYADAGHVCHLCHPNCTYGCTGP TGCTGATTCAGGCTTGGCCT GLEGCPTNGPKIPSIATGMVGALLLGAAAACAGGACGGACCTCC LLVVALGIGLFM ATGCCTTTGAGAACCTAGA AATCATACGCGGCAGGACCAAGCAACATGGTCAGTTTTC TCTTGCAGTCGTCAGCCTGA ACATAACATCCTTGGGATTACGCTCCCTCAAGGAGATAA GTGATGGAGATGTGATAAT TTCAGGAAACAAAAATTTGTGCTATGCAAATACAATAAA CTGGAAAAAACTGTTTGGG ACCTCCGGTCAGAAAACCAAAATTATAAGCAACAGAGG TGAAAACAGCTGCAAGGCC ACAGGCCAGGTCTGCCATGCCTTGTGCTCCCCCGAGGG CTGCTGGGGCCCGGAGCCC AGGGACTGCGTCTCTTGCCGGAATGTCAGCCGAGGCAG GGAATGCGTGGACAAGTGC AACCTTCTGGAGGGTGAGCCAAGGGAGTTTGTGGAGAA CTCTGAGTGCATACAGTGC CACCCAGAGTGCCTGCCTCAGGCCATGAACATCACCTGC ACAGGACGGGGACCAGAC AACTGTATCCAGTGTGCCCACTACATTGACGGCCCCCACT GCGTCAAGACCTGCCCGGC AGGAGTCATGGGAGAAAACAACACCCTGGTCTGGAAGT ACGCAGACGCCGGCCATGT GTGCCACCTGTGCCATCCAAACTGCACCTACGGATGCACT GGGCCAGGTCTTGAAGGCT GTCCAACGAATGGGCCTAAGATCCCGTCCATCGCCACTG GGATGGTGGGGGCCCTCCT CTTGCTGCTGGTGGTGGCCCTGGGGATCGGCCTCTTCAT G HER1t-1 571 RKVCNGIGIGEFKDSLSINATNIKHF 572CGCAAAGTGTGTAACGGAA KNCTSISGDLHILPVAFRGDSFTHTP TAGGTATTGGTGAATTTAAPLDPQELDILKTVKEITGFLLIQAWP AGACTCACTCTCCATAAATGENRTDLHAFENLEIIRGRTKQHGQF CTACGAATATTAAACACTTCSLAVVSLNITSLGLRSLKEISDGDVIIS AAAAACTGCACCTCCATCAGGNKNLCYANTINWKKLFGTSGQKT TGGCGATCTCCACATCCTGC KIISNRGENSCKATGQVCHALCSPECGGTGGCATTTAGGGGTGA GCWGPEPRDCVSGGGGSGGGSG CTCCTTCACACATACTCCTCGGGSGGGGSFWVLVVVGGVLACY CTCTGGATCCACAGGAACT SLLVTVAFIIFWVRSKRSGGATATTCTGAAAACCGTA AAGGAAATCACAGGGTTTT TGCTGATTCAGGCTTGGCCTGAAAACAGGACGGACCTCC ATGCCTTTGAGAACCTAGA AATCATACGCGGCAGGACCAAGCAACATGGTCAGTTTTC TCTTGCAGTCGTCAGCCTGA ACATAACATCCTTGGGATTACGCTCCCTCAAGGAGATAA GTGATGGAGATGTGATAAT TTCAGGAAACAAAAATTTGTGCTATGCAAATACAATAAA CTGGAAAAAACTGTTTGGG ACCTCCGGTCAGAAAACCAAAATTATAAGCAACAGAGG TGAAAACAGCTGCAAGGCC ACAGGCCAGGTCTGCCATGCCTTGTGCTCCCCCGAGGG CTGCTGGGGCCCGGAGCCC AGGGACTGCGTCTCTGGTGGCGGTGGCTCGGGCGGTG GTGGGTCGGGTGGCGGCG GATCTGGTGGCGGTGGCTCGTTTTGGGTGCTGGTGGTG GTTGGTGGAGTCCTGGCTT GCTATAGCTTGCTAGTAACAGTGGCCTTTATTATTTTCTG GGTGAGGAGTAAGAGGAG CTAA FL CD20 573MTTPRNSVNGTFPAEPMKGPIAM 574 ATGACAACACCCAGAAATT QSGPKPLFRRMSSLVGPTQSFFMRCAGTAAATGGGACTTTCCC ESKTLGAVQIMNGLFHIALGGLLMI GGCAGAGCCAATGAAAGGCPAGIYAPICVTVWYPLWGGIMYIIS CCTATTGCTATGCAATCTGG GSLLAATEKNSRKCLVKGKMIMNSTCCAAAACCACTCTTCAGGA LSLFAAISGMILSIMDILNIKISHFLK GGATGTCTTCACTGGTGGGMESLNFIRAHTPYINIYNCEPANPSE CCCCACGCAAAGCTTCTTCAKNSPSTQYCYSIQSLFLGILSVMLIFA TGAGGGAATCTAAGACTTTFFQELVIAGIVENEWKRTCSRPKSNI GGGGGCTGTCCAGATTATGVLLSAEEKKEQTIEIKEEVVGLTETSS AATGGGCTCTTCCACATTGCQPKNEEDIEIIPIQEEEEEETETNFPE CCTGGGGGGTCTTCTGATG PPQDQESSPIENDSSPATCCCAGCAGGGATCTATG CACCCATCTGTGTGACTGTG TGGTACCCTCTCTGGGGAGGCATTATGTATATTATTTCC GGATCACTCCTGGCAGCAA CGGAGAAAAACTCCAGGAAGTGTTTGGTCAAAGGAAAA ATGATAATGAATTCATTGAG CCTCTTTGCTGCCATTTCTGGAATGATTCTTTCAATCATG GACATACTTAATATTAAAAT TTCCCATTTTTTAAAAATGGAGAGTCTGAATTTTATTAGA GCTCACACACCATATATTAA CATATACAACTGTGAACCAGCTAATCCCTCTGAGAAAA ACTCCCCATCTACCCAATAC TGTTACAGCATACAATCTCTGTTCTTGGGCATTTTGTCAG TGATGCTGATCTTTGCCTTC TTCCAGGAACTTGTAATAGCTGGCATCGTTGAGAATGAA TGGAAAAGAACGTGCTCCA GACCCAAATCTAACATAGTTCTCCTGTCAGCAGAAGAAA AAAAAGAACAGACTATTGA AATAAAAGAAGAAGTGGTTGGGCTAACTGAAACATCTTC CCAACCAAAGAATGAAGAA GACATTGAAATTATTCCAATCCAAGAAGAGGAAGAAGA AGAAACAGAGACGAACTTT CCAGAACCTCCCCAAGATCAGGAATCCTCACCAATAGAA AATGACAGCTCTCCT CD20t-1 575 MTTPRNSVNGTFPAEPMKGPIAM576 ATGACCACACCACGGAACT QSGPKPLFRRMSSLVGPTQSFFMR CTGTGAATGGCACCTTCCCAESKTLGAVQIMNGLFHIALGGLLMI GCAGAGCCAATGAAGGGAC PAGIYAPICVTVWYPLWGGIMYIISCAATCGCAATGCAGAGCGG GSLLAATEKNSRKCLVKGKMIMNS ACCCAAGCCTCTGTTTCGGALSLFAAISGMILSIMDILNIKISHFLK GAATGAGCTCCCTGGTGGGMESLNFIRAHTPYINIYNCEPANPSE CCCAACCCAGTCCTTCTTTAKNSPSTQYCYSIQSLFLGILSVMLIFA TGAGAGAGTCTAAGACACTFFQELVIAGIVENEWKRTCSRPKSNI GGGCGCCGTGCAGATCATGVLLSAEEKKEQTIEIKEEVVGLTETSS AACGGACTGTTCCACATCGC QPKNEEDIECCTGGGAGGACTGCTGATG ATCCCAGCCGGCATCTACGC CCCTATCTGCGTGACCGTGTGGTACCCTCTGTGGGGCGG CATCATGTATATCATCTCCG GCTCTCTGCTGGCCGCCACAGAGAAGAACAGCAGGAAG TGTCTGGTGAAGGGCAAGA TGATCATGAATAGCCTGTCCCTGTTTGCCGCCATCTCTGG CATGATCCTGAGCATCATG GACATCCTGAACATCAAGATCAGCCACTTCCTGAAGATG GAGAGCCTGAACTTCATCA GAGCCCACACCCCTTACATCAACATCTATAATTGCGAGCC TGCCAACCCATCCGAGAAG AATTCTCCAAGCACACAGTACTGTTATTCCATCCAGTCTC TGTTCCTGGGCATCCTGTCT GTGATGCTGATCTTTGCCTTCTTTCAGGAGCTGGTCATC GCCGGCATCGTGGAGAACG AGTGGAAGAGGACCTGCAGCCGCCCCAAGTCCAATATCG TGCTGCTGTCCGCCGAGGA GAAGAAGGAGCAGACAATCGAGATCAAGGAGGAGGTG GTGGGCCTGACCGAGACAT CTAGCCAGCCTAAGAATGA GGAGGATATCGAG

Exemplary Vector Sequences

Human EF1A1 577 GCCGCAATAAAATATCTTTA Promoter TTTTCATTACATCTGTGTGTTGGTTTTTTGTGTGAATCGTA ACTAACATACGCTCTCCATC AAAACAAAACGAAACAAAACAAACTAGCAAAATAGGCT GTCCCCAGTGCAAGTGCAG GTGCCAGAACATTTCTCTATCGAAGGATCTGCGATCGCT CCGGTGCCCGTCAGTGGGC AGAGCGCACATCGCCCACAGTCCCCGAGAAGTTGGGGG GAGGGGTCGGCAATTGAAC CGGTGCCTAGAGAAGGTGGCGCGGGGTAAACTGGGAAA GTGATGTCGTGTACTGGCTC CGCCTTTTTCCCGAGGGTGGGGGAGAACCGTATATAAGT GCAGTAGTCGCCGTGAACG TTCTTTTTCGCAACGGGTTTGCCGCCAGAACACAG Human CMV 578 GTGATGCGGTTTTGGCAGT immediateACATCAATGGGCGTGGATA Early GCGGTTTGACTCACGGGGA PromoterTTTCCAAGTCTCCACCCCATT GACGTCAATGGGAGTTTGT TTTGGCACCAAAATCAACGGGACTTTCCAAAATGTCGTAA CAACTCCGCCCCATTGACGC AAATGGGCGGTAGGCGTGTACGGTGGGAGGTCTATATA AGCAGAGCTC ColE1 ORI 579 TGTGAGCAAAAGGCCAGCAAAAGGCCAGGAACCGTAAA AAGGCCGCGTTGCTGGCGT TTTTCCATAGGCTCCGCCCCCCTGACGAGCATCACAAAA ATCGACGCTCAAGTCAGAG GTGGCGAAACCCGACAGGACTATAAAGATACCAGGCGTT TCCCCCTGGAAGCTCCCTCG TGCGCTCTCCTGTTCCGACCCTGCCGCTTACCGGATACCT GTCCGCCTTTCTCCCTTCGG GAAGCGTGGCGCTTTCTCATAGCTCACGCTGTAGGTATCT CAGTTCGGTGTAGGTCGTTC GCTCCAAGCTGGGCTGTGTGCACGAACCCCCCGTTCAGC CCGACCGCTGCGCCTTATCC GGTAACTATCGTCTTGAGTCCAACCCGGTAAGACACGAC TTATCGCCACTGGCAGCAGC CACTGGTAACAGGATTAGCAGAGCGAGGTATGTAGGCG GTGCTACAGAGTTCTTGAA GTGGTGGCCTAACTACGGCTACACTAGAAGAACAGTATT TGGTATCTGCGCTCTGCTGA AGCCAGTTACCTTCGGAAAAAGAGTTGGTAGCTCTTGATC CGG CAAACAAACCACCG CT GGTAGCGGTGGTTTTTTTGTTTGCAAGCAGCAGATTACG CGCAGAAAAAAAGGATCTC AAGAAGATCCTTTGATCTTT TCTACGGGGLeft 580 CTACAGTTGA Transposon AGTCGGAAGT Repeat TTACATACAC TTAAGTTGGARegion GTCATTAAAA CTCGTTTTTC AACTACTCCA CAAATTTCTT GTTAACAAAC AATAGTTTTGGCAAGTCAGT TAGGACATCT ACTTTGTGCA TGACACAAGT CATTTTTCCA ACAATTGTTTACAGACAGAT TATTTCACTT ATAATTCACT GTATCACAAT TCCAGTGGGT CAGAAGTTTACATACACTAA GTTGACTGTG CCTTTAAACA GCTTGGAAAA TTCCAGAAAATGATGTCATG GCTTTAG Right 581 GTGGAAGGCT Transposon ACTCGAAATG RepeatTTTGACCCAA GTTAAACAAT Region TTAAAGGCAA TGCTACCAAA TACTAATTGAGTGTATGTTA ACTTCTGACC CACTGGGAAT GTGATGAAAG AAATAAAAGCTGAAATGAAT CATTCTCTCT ACTATTATTC TGATATTTCA CATTCTTAAA ATAAAGTGGTGATCCTAACT GACCTTAAGA CAGGGAATCT TTACTCGGAT TAAATGTCAG GAATTGTGAAAAAGTGAGTT TAAATGTATT TGGCTAAGGT GTATGTAAAC TTCCGACTTC AACTGTAGG

Exemplary control sequences

miRNA SEQ miRNA Target ID NO backbone DNA sequence of Pri-miRNAScrambled 582 miR206, GATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTcontrol 2 shorter GGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCATTTCGCCCTATCTGCAAGT armsACTATGGATTACTTTGCTAGTGGTGTAGATAGGGTGAAATGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGG AGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTT neg. ctl583 miR150 AGGGACTGGGCCCACGGGGAGGCAGCGTCCCCGAGGCAGC c.elegansAGCGGCAGCGGCGGCTCCTCTCCCCATGGCCCTGTCACAACC cel-miR-67TCCTAGAAAGAGTACTGGGCTCAGACCCTCTTTCAGGCCGTTGTGACAGGGACCTGGGGACCCCGGCACCGGCAGGCCCCAAGGGGTGAGGTGAGCGGGCATTGGGACCTCCCCTCCCTGTAC TC neg. ctl 584 miR204AGGAGGGTGGGGGTGGAGGCAAGCAGAGGACTTCCTGATC c.elegansGCGTACCCATGGCTACAGTCTTTCTTCATGTGACTCGTGGAC cel-miR-67TTGTACTACACAAAAGTACTGTGAGAATATATGAAGGACAGGCTTTAGTGTAGTATGCGTTCAATTGTCATCACTGGCATCTTTTTTGATCATTGCACCATCATCAAATGCATTGGGATAACCATG AC 210 bp 585 —GGTAAGTCATGACTCCCTACAATGGACATGATCATAGTAGGT stufferACTATAAGGCACCTAGCTATACCCTCCTATAGAGAGTTTGAGTCTATTGTAGCAAGTCTTTCTTTTAGGGCCTAGGACTCTTCCCACTCTCTTCCATCGCCTAAGCTCTAACTCTTCCTTGTAGTAGAAATAAGTCACTTCTAAGGCTGGGACCCTCCTAGACCCTAA Scrambled 586 miR206TTAGGATGAGTTGAGATCCCAGTGATCTTCTCGCTAAGAGTT control 1TCCTGCCTGGGCAAGGAGGAAAGATGCTACAAGTGGCCCACTTCTGAGATGCGGGCTGCTTCTGGATGACACTGCTTCCCGAGGCATTTCGCCCTATCTGCAAGTACTATGGATTACTTTGCTAGTGGTGTAGATAGGGTGAAATGTTTCGGCAAGTGCCTCCTCGCTGGCCCCAGGGTACCACCCGGAGCACAGGTTTGGTGACCTTCTTCCTCATCAGGGCTTTGTGCCAGCAAATGACTCCCTCACCAAGGAAGCAAGAGCCTCTGAATCCCATCTGGGCTCTTCCTGA ACACCCCTATCTCCCCCTCT

TABLE 14 Additional Sequences SEQ ID SEQ Name NO Amino Acid SequenceID NO Nucleotide Sequence CAR Sequences Human ROR1 587PLLALLAALLLAARGAAAQETELSVS 588 ATGCACCGGCCGCGCCGCCAELVPTSSWNISSELNKDSYLTLDEP GCGGGACGCGCCCGCCGCT MNNITTSLGQTAELHCKVSGNPPPCCTGGCGCTGCTGGCCGCG TIRWFKNDAPVVQEPRRLSFRSTIY CTGCTGCTGGCCGCACGCGGSRLRIRNLDTTDTGYFQCVATNG GGGCTGCTGCCCAAGAAAC KEVVSSTGVLFVKFGPPPTASPGYSAGAGCTGTCAGTCAGTGCT DEYEEDGFCQPYRGIACARFIGNRT GAATTAGTGCCTACCTCATCVYMESLHMQGEIENQITAAFTMIG ATGGAACATCTCAAGTGAA TSSHLSDKCSQFAIPSLCHYAFPYCDCTCAACAAAGATTCTTACCT ETSSVPKPRDLCRDECEILENVLCQT GACCCTCGATGAACCAATGEYIFARSNPMILMRLKLPNCEDLPQ AATAACATCACCACGTCTCT PESPEAANCIRIGIPMADPINKNHKGGGCCAGACAGCAGAACTG CYNSTGVDYRGTVSVTKSGRQCQP CACTGCAAAGTCTCTGGGAWNSQYPHTHTFTALRFPELNGGHS ATCCACCTCCCACCATCCGC YCRNPGNQKEAPWCFTLDENFKSTGGTTCAAAAATGATGCTCC DLCDIPACDSKDSKEKNKMEILYILV TGTGGTCCAGGAGCCCCGGPSVAIPLAIALLFFFICVCRNNQKSSS AGGCTCTCCTTTCGGTCCAC APVQRQPKHVRGQNVEMSMLNACATCTATGGCTCTCGGCTGC YKPKSKAKELPLSAVRFMEELGECA GGATTAGAAACCTCGACACFGKIYKGHLYLPGMDHAQLVAIKTL CACAGACACAGGCTACTTCC KDYNNPQQWTEFQQEASLMAELAGTGCGTGGCAACAAACGG HHPNIVCLLGAVTQEQPVCMLFEYI CAAGGAGGTGGTTTCTTCCNQGDLHEFLIMRSPHSDVGCSSDE ACTGGAGTCTTGTTTGTCAA DGTVKSSLDHGDFLHIAIQIAAGMEGTTTGGCCCCCCTCCCACTG YLSSHFFVHKDLAARNILIGEQLHVK CAAGTCCAGGATACTCAGAISDLGLSREIYSADYYRVQSKSLLPIR TGAGTATGAAGAAGATGGA WMPPEAIMYGKFSSDSDIWSFGVTTCTGTCAGCCATACAGAG VLWEIFSFGLQPYYGFSNQEVIEMV GGATTGCATGTGCAAGATTRKRQLLPCSEDCPPRMYSLMTECW TATTGGCAACCGCACCGTCT NEIPSRRPRFKDIHVRLRSWEGLSSATATGGAGTCTTTGCACATG HTSSTTPSGGNATTQTTSLSASPVS CAAGGGGAAATAGAAAATCNLSNPRYPNYMFPSQGITPQGQIA AGATCACAGCTGCCTTCACT GFIGPPIPQNQRFIPINGYPIPPGYAATGATTGGCACTTCCAGTCA AFPAAHYQPTGPPRVIQHCPPPKS CTTATCTGATAAGTGTTCTCRSPSSASGSTSTGHVTSLPSSGSNQ AGTTCGCCATTCCTTCCCTG EANIPLLPHMSIPNHPGGMGITVFTGCCACTATGCCTTCCCGTA GNKSQKPYKIDSKQASLLGDANIHG CTGCGATGAAACTTCATCCGHTESMISAEL TCCCAAAGCCCCGTGACTTG TGTCGCGATGAATGTGAAA TCCTGGAGAATGTCCTGTGTCAAACAGAGTACATTTTTGC AAGATCAAATCCCATGATTC TGATGAGGCTGAAACTGCCAAACTGTGAAGATCTCCCCC AGCCAGAGAGCCCAGAAGC TGCGAACTGTATCCGGATTGGAATTCCCATGGCAGATC CTATAAATAAAAATCACAA GTGTTATAACAGCACAGGTGTGGACTACCGGGGGACCG TCAGTGTGACCAAATCAGG GCGCCAGTGCCAGCCATGGAATTCCCAGTATCCCCACAC ACACACTTTCACCGCCCTTC GTTTCCCAGAGCTGAATGGAGGCCATTCCTACTGCCGCA ACCCAGGGAATCAAAAGGA AGCTCCCTGGTGCTTCACCTTGGATGAAAACTTTAAGTCT GATCTGTGTGACATCCCAG CGTGCGATTCAAAGGATTCCAAGGAGAAGAATAAAATG GAAATCCTGTACATACTAGT GCCAAGTGTGGCCATTCCCCTGGCCATTGCTTTACTCTT CTTCTTCATTTGCGTCTGTC GGAATAACCAGAAGTCATCGTCGGCACCAGTCCAGAGG CAACCAAAACACGTCAGAG GTCAAAATGTAGAGATGTCAATGCTGAATGCATATAAA CCCAAGAGCAAGGCTAAAG AGCTACCTCTTTCTGCTGTACGCTTTATGGAAGAATTGG GTGAGTGTGCCTTTGGAAA AATCTATAAAGGCCATCTCTATCTCCCAGGCATGGACCAT GCTCAGCTGGTTGCTATCAA GACCTTGAAAGACTATAACAACCCCCAGCAATGGACGG AATTTCAACAAGAAGCCTCC CTAATGGCAGAACTGCACCACCCCAATATTGTCTGCCTT CTAGGTGCCGTCACTCAGG AACAACCTGTGTGCATGCTTTTTGAGTATATTAATCAGGG GGATCTCCATGAGTTCCTCA TCATGAGATCCCCACACTCTGATGTTGGCTGCAGCAGTG ATGAAGATGGGACTGTGAA ATCCAGCCTGGACCACGGAGATTTTCTGCACATTGCAAT TCAGATTGCAGCTGGCATG GAATACCTGTCTAGTCACTTCTTTGTCCACAAGGACCTTG CAGCTCGCAATATTTTAATC GGAGAGCAACTTCATGTAAAGATTTCAGACTTGGGGCT TTCCAGAGAAATTTACTCCG CTGATTACTACAGGGTCCAGAGTAAGTCCTTGCTGCCC ATTCGCTGGATGCCCCCTGA AGCCATCATGTATGGCAAATTCTCTTCTGATTCAGATAT CTGGTCCTTTGGGGTTGTCT TGTGGGAGATTTTCAGTTTTGGACTCCAGCCATATTATG GATTCAGTAACCAGGAAGT GATTGAGATGGTGAGAAAACGGCAGCTCTTACCATGCTC TGAAGACTGCCCACCCAGA ATGTACAGCCTCATGACAGAGTGCTGGAATGAGATTCC TTCTAGGAGACCAAGATTTA AAGATATTCACGTCCGGCTTCGGTCCTGGGAGGGACTCT CAAGTCACACAAGCTCTACT ACTCCTTCAGGGGGAAATGCCACCACACAGACAACCTCC CTCAGTGCCAGCCCAGTGA GTAATCTCAGTAACCCCAGATATCCTAATTACATGTTCCC GAGCCAGGGTATTACACCA CAGGGCCAGATTGCTGGTTTCATTGGCCCGCCAATACCT CAGAACCAGCGATTCATTCC CATCAATGGATACCCAATACCTCCTGGATATGCAGCGTTT CCAGCTGCCCACTACCAGCC AACAGGTCCTCCCAGAGTGATTCAGCACTGCCCACCTCC CAAGAGTCGGTCCCCAAGC AGTGCCAGTGGGTCGACTAGCACTGGCCATGTGACTAG CTTGCCCTCATCAGGATCCA ATCAGGAAGCAAATATTCCTTTACTACCACACATGTCAAT TCCAAATCATCCTGGTGGAA TGGGTATCACCGTTTTTGGCAACAAATCTCAAAAACCCTA CAAAATTGACTCAAAGCAA GCATCTTTACTAGGAGACGCCAATATTCATGGACACACC GAATCTATGATTTCTGCAGA ACTG Human ROR1 589MHRPRRRGTRPPLLALLAALLLAAR 590 ATGCACCGGCCGCGCCGCC (1-437)GAAAQETELSVSAELVPTSSWNISS GCGGGACGCGCCCGCCGCT ELNKDSYLTLDEPMNNITTSLGQTACCTGGCGCTGCTGGCCGCG ELHCKVSGNPPPTIRWFKNDAPVV CTGCTGCTGGCCGCACGCGQEPRRLSFRSTIYGSRLRIRNLDTTD GGGCTGCTGCCCAAGAAAC TGYFQCVATNGKEVVSSTGVLFVKAGAGCTGTCAGTCAGTGCT FGPPPTASPGYSDEYEEDGFCQPYR GAATTAGTGCCTACCTCATCGIACARFIGNRTVYMESLHMQGEI ATGGAACATCTCAAGTGAA ENQITAAFTMIGTSSHLSDKCSQFACTCAACAAAGATTCTTACCT IPSLCHYAFPYCDETSSVPKPRDLCR GACCCTCGATGAACCAATGDECEILENVLCQTEYIFARSNPMIL AATAACATCACCACGTCTCT MRLKLPNCEDLPQPESPEAANCIRIGGGCCAGACAGCAGAACTG GIPMADPINKNHKCYNSTGVDYRG CACTGCAAAGTCTCTGGGATVSVTKSGRQCQPWNSQYPHTHT ATCCACCTCCCACCATCCGC FTALRFPELNGGHSYCRNPGNQKETGGTTCAAAAATGATGCTCC APWCFTLDENFKSDLCDIPACDSKD TGTGGTCCAGGAGCCCCGGSKEKNKMEILYILVPSVAIPLAIALLF AGGCTCTCCTTTCGGTCCAC FFICVCRNNQKSSSACATCTATGGCTCTCGGCTGC GGATTAGAAACCTCGACAC CACAGACACAGGCTACTTCCAGTGCGTGGCAACAAACGG CAAGGAGGTGGTTTCTTCC ACTGGAGTCTTGTTTGTCAAGTTTGGCCCCCCTCCCACTG CAAGTCCAGGATACTCAGA TGAGTATGAAGAAGATGGATTCTGTCAGCCATACAGAG GGATTGCATGTGCAAGATT TATTGGCAACCGCACCGTCTATATGGAGTCTTTGCACATG CAAGGGGAAATAGAAAATC AGATCACAGCTGCCTTCACTATGATTGGCACTTCCAGTCA CTTATCTGATAAGTGTTCTC AGTTCGCCATTCCTTCCCTGTGCCACTATGCCTTCCCGTA CTGCGATGAAACTTCATCCG TCCCAAAGCCCCGTGACTTGTGTCGCGATGAATGTGAAA TCCTGGAGAATGTCCTGTGT CAAACAGAGTACATTTTTGCAAGATCAAATCCCATGATTC TGATGAGGCTGAAACTGCC AAACTGTGAAGATCTCCCCCAGCCAGAGAGCCCAGAAGC TGCGAACTGTATCCGGATT GGAATTCCCATGGCAGATCCTATAAATAAAAATCACAA GTGTTATAACAGCACAGGT GTGGACTACCGGGGGACCGTCAGTGTGACCAAATCAGG GCGCCAGTGCCAGCCATGG AATTCCCAGTATCCCCACACACACACTTTCACCGCCCTTC GTTTCCCAGAGCTGAATGG AGGCCATTCCTACTGCCGCAACCCAGGGAATCAAAAGGA AGCTCCCTGGTGCTTCACCT TGGATGAAAACTTTAAGTCTGATCTGTGTGACATCCCAG CGTGCGATTCAAAGGATTC CAAGGAGAAGAATAAAATGGAAATCCTGTACATACTAGT GCCAAGTGTGGCCATTCCC CTGGCCATTGCTTTACTCTTCTTCTTCATTTGCGTCTGTC GGAATAACCAGAAGTCATC GTCGGCA Murine ROR1 591DIKMTQSPSSMYASLGERVTITCKA 592 GACATCAAGATGACCCAGA (VL-VH).SPDINSYLSWFQQKPGKSPKTLIYR GCCCCAGCTCTATGTACGCC IgG4 Fc-ANRLVDGVPSRFSGGGSGQDYSLT AGCCTGGGCGAGCGCGTGA CD28m-ZINSLEYEDMGIYYCLQYDEFPYTFG CCATCACATGCAAGGCCAG GGTKLEMKGSTSGSGKPGSGEGSTCCCCGACATCAACAGCTACC KGEVKLVESGGGLVKPGGSLKLSCA TGTCCTGGTTCCAGCAGAAASGFTFSSYAMSWVRQIPEKRLEW GCCCGGCAAGAGCCCCAAG VASISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDACCCTGATCTACCGGGCCA NVRNILYLQMSSLRSEDTAMYYCG ACCGGCTGGTGGACGGCGTRYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS GCCAAGCAGATTTTCCGGC ESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFGGAGGCAGCGGCCAGGAC PPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQ TACAGCCTGACCATCAACAEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKP GCCTGGAATACGAGGACAT REEQFQSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGGGCATCTACTACTGCCTGC GKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKG AGTACGACGAGTTCCCCTACQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSL ACCTTCGGAGGCGGCACCA TCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENAGCTGGAAATGAAGGGCA NYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKS GCACCTCCGGCAGCGGCAAQKSLSLSLGKMFWVLVVVGGVLAC GCCTGGCAGCGGCGAGGG YSLLVTVAFIIFWVRSKRSRGGHSDCAGCACCAAGGGCGAAGTG YMNMTPRRPGPTRKHYQPYAPPR AAGCTGGTGGAAAGCGGCDFAAYRSRVKFSRSADAPAYQQGQ GGAGGCCTGGTGAAACCTG NCILYNELNLGRREEYDVLDKRRGRCTGCGCCGCCAGCGGCTTC DPEMGGKPRRKNPQEGLYNELQK ACCTTCAGCAGCTACGCCATDKMAEAYSEIGMKGERRRGKGHD GAGCTGGGTCCGACAGATC GLYQGLSTATKDTYDALHMQALPPCCCGAGAAGCGGCTGGAAT R GGGTGGCCAGCATCAGCAG GGGCGGCACCACCTACTACCCCGACAGCGTGAAGGGCC GGTTCACCATCAGCCGGGA CAACGTGCGGAACATCCTGTACCTGCAGATGAGCAGCC TGCGGAGCGAGGACACCGC CATGTACTACTGCGGCAGATACGACTACGACGGCTACT ACGCCATGGATTACTGGGG CCAGGGCACCAGCGTGACCGTGTCTAGCGAGAGCAAGT ACGGCCCTCCCTGCCCCCCT TGCCCTGCCCCCGAGTTCGAGGGCGGACCCAGCGTGTTC CTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAA GGACACCCTGATGATCAGCCGGACCCCCGAGGTGACCT GTGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTC CCAGGAGGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGG ACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAA CGCCAAGACCAAGCCCCGGGAGGAGCAGTTCCAGAGCA CCTACCGGGTGGTGTCCGT GCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAGG AATACAAGTGTAAGGTGTC CAACAAGGGCCTGCCCAGCAGCATCGAGAAAACCATCA GCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCC TCGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCTAGCCAAGA GGAGATGACCAAGAATCAG GTGTCCCTGACCTGCCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGC GACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGG AGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACC CCCCCTGTGCTGGACAGCG ACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAGGCTGACCGTGGACA AGAGCCGGTGGCAGGAGG GCAACGTCTTTAGCTGCTCCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGC ACAACCACTACACCCAGAA GAGCCTGTCCCTGAGCCTGGGCAAGATGTTCTGGGTGC TGGTCGTGGTGGGTGGCGT GCTGGCCTGCTACAGCCTGCTGGTGACAGTGGCCTTCA TCATCTTTTGGGTGAGGAG CAAGCGGAGCAGAGGCGGCCACAGCGACTACATGAAC ATGACCCCCCGGAGGCCTG GCCCCACCCGGAAGCACTACCAGCCCTACGCCCCTCCCA GGGACTTCGCCGCCTACCG GAGCCGGGTGAAGTTCAGCCGGAGCGCCGACGCCCCTG CCTACCAGCAGGGCCAGAA CCAGCTGTACAACGAGCTGAACCTGGGCCGGAGGGAG GAGTACGACGTGCTGGACA AGCGGAGAGGCCGGGACCCTGAGATGGGCGGCAAGCC CCGGAGAAAGAACCCTCAG GAGGGCCTGTATAACGAACTGCAGAAAGACAAGATGGC CGAGGCCTACAGCGAGATC GGCATGAAGGGCGAGCGGCGGAGGGGCAAGGGCCAC GACGGCCTGTACCAGGGCC TGAGCACCGCCACCAAGGATACCTACGACGCCCTGCACA TGCAGGCCCTGCCCCCCAG A Murine ROR1 593DIKMTQSPSSMYASLGERVTITCKA 594 GACATCAAGATGACCCAGA (VL-VH).SPDINSYLSWFQQKPGKSPKTLIYR GCCCCAGCTCTATGTACGCC IgG4 Fcm-ANRLVDGVPSRFSGGGSGQDYSLT AGCCTGGGCGAGCGCGTGA CD28m-ZINSLEYEDMGIYYCLQYDEFPYTFG CCATCACATGCAAGGCCAG GGTKLEMKGSTSGSGKPGSGEGSTCCCCGACATCAACAGCTACC KGEVKLVESGGGLVKPGGSLKLSCA TGTCCTGGTTCCAGCAGAAASGFTFSSYAMSWVRQIPEKRLEW GCCCGGCAAGAGCCCCAAG VASISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDACCCTGATCTACCGGGCCA NVRNILYLQMSSLRSEDTAMYYCG ACCGGCTGGTGGACGGCGTRYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS GCCAAGCAGATTTTCCGGC QGTSVTVSSESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFGGAGGCAGCGGCCAGGAC LGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVT TACAGCCTGACCATCAACACVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVE GCCTGGAATACGAGGACAT VHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTGGGCATCTACTACTGCCTGC VLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSS AGTACGACGAGTTCCCCTACIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEE ACCTTCGGAGGCGGCACCA MTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWAGCTGGAAATGAAGGGCA ESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFL GCACCAGCGGCAGCGGCAAYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMH GCCTGGAAGCGGCGAGGG EALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKMFWVLVCTCCACCAAGGGCGAAGTG VVGGVLACYSLLVTVAFIIFWVRSK AAGCTGGTGGAAAGCGGCRSRGGHSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKH GGAGGCCTGGTGAAACCTG YQPYAPPRDFAAYRSRVKFSRSADGCGGCAGCCTGAAGCTGAG APAYQQGQNQLYNELNLGRREEY CTGCGCCGCCAGCGGCTTCDVLDKRRGRDPEMGGKPRRKNPQ ACCTTCAGCAGCTACGCCAT EGLYNELQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGEGAGCTGGGTCCGACAGATC RRRGKGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTYDA CCCGAGAAGCGGCTGGAATLHMQALPPR GGGTGGCCAGCATCAGCAG GGGCGGCACCACCTACTAC CCCGACAGCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACCATCAGCCGGGA CAACGTGCGGAACATCCTG TACCTGCAGATGAGCAGCCTGCGGAGCGAGGACACCGC CATGTACTACTGCGGCAGA TACGACTACGACGGCTACTACGCCATGGATTACTGGGG CCAGGGCACCAGCGTGACC GTGTCTAGCCAGGGAACCTCCGTGACAGTGTCCAGCGA GTCCAAATATGGTCCCCCAT GCCCACCATGCCCAGCACCTGAGTTCCTGGGGGGACCAT CAGTCTTCCTGTTCCCCCCA AAACCCAAGGACACTCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAG GTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGG ACGTGAGCCAGGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGG TACGTGGATGGCGTGGAGG TGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCCCGGGAGGAGCAGTTC AATAGCACCTACCGGGTGG TGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAAC GGCAAGGAATACAAGTGTA AGGTGTCCAACAAGGGCCTGCCCAGCAGCATCGAGAAA ACCATCAGCAAGGCCAAGG GCCAGCCTCGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCTA GCCAAGAGGAGATGACCAA GAATCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGCCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCT ACCCCAGCGACATCGCCGT GGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTAC AAGACCACCCCCCCTGTGCT GGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAGGCTGA CCGTGGACAAGAGCCGGTG GCAGGAGGGCAACGTCTTTAGCTGCTCCGTGATGCACG AGGCCCTGCACAACCACTA CACCCAGAAGAGCCTGTCCCTGAGCCTGGGCAAGATGT TCTGGGTGCTGGTCGTGGT GGGTGGCGTGCTGGCCTGCTACAGCCTGCTGGTGACAG TGGCCTTCATCATCTTTTGG GTGAGGAGCAAGCGGAGCAGAGGCGGCCACAGCGACT ACATGAACATGACCCCCCG GAGGCCTGGCCCCACCCGGAAGCACTACCAGCCCTACG CCCCTCCCAGGGACTTCGCC GCCTACCGGAGCCGGGTGAAGTTCAGCCGGAGCGCCGA CGCCCCTGCCTACCAGCAG GGCCAGAACCAGCTGTACAACGAGCTGAACCTGGGCCG GAGGGAGGAGTACGACGT GCTGGACAAGCGGAGAGGCCGGGACCCTGAGATGGGC GGCAAGCCCCGGAGAAAG AACCCTCAGGAGGGCCTGTATAACGAACTGCAGAAAGA CAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTAC AGCGAGATCGGCATGAAGGGCGAGCGGCGGAGGGGCA AGGGCCACGACGGCCTGTA CCAGGGCCTGAGCACCGCCACCAAGGATACCTACGACG CCCTGCACATGCAGGCCCT GCCCCCCAGA Murine ROR1 595DIKMTQSPSSMYASLGERVTITCKA 596 GACATCAAGATGACCCAGA (VL-VH).SPDINSYLSWFQQKPGKSPKTLIYR GCCCCAGCTCTATGTACGCC CD8α.ANRLVDGVPSRFSGGGSGQDYSLT AGCCTGGGCGAGCGCGTGA CD28zINSLEYEDMGIYYCLQYDEFPYTFG CCATCACATGCAAGGCCAG GGTKLEMKGSTSGSGKPGSGEGSTCCCCGACATCAACAGCTACC KGEVKLVESGGGLVKPGGSLKLSCA TGTCCTGGTTCCAGCAGAAASGFTFSSYAMSWVRQIPEKRLEW GCCCGGCAAGAGCCCCAAG VASISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDACCCTGATCTACCGGGCCA NVRNILYLQMSSLRSEDTAMYYCG ACCGGCTGGTGGACGGCGTRYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS GCCAAGCAGATTTTCCGGC KPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPGGAGGCAGCGGCCAGGAC EACRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFACDIYI TACAGCCTGACCATCAACAWAPLAGTCGVLLLSLVITLYCNHRN GCCTGGAATACGAGGACAT RSKRSRGGHSDYMNMTPRRPGPTGGGCATCTACTACTGCCTGC RKHYQPYAPPRDFAAYRSRVKFSRS AGTACGACGAGTTCCCCTACADAPAYQQGQNQLYNELNLGRRE ACCTTCGGAGGCGGCACCA EYDVLDKRRGRDPEMGGKPRRKNAGCTGGAAATGAAGGGCA PQEGLYNELQKDKMAEAYSEIGMK GCACCTCCGGCAGCGGCAAGERRRGKGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTY GCCTGGCAGCGGCGAGGG DALHMQALPPRCAGCACCAAGGGCGAAGTG AAGCTGGTGGAAAGCGGC GGAGGCCTGGTGAAACCTGGCGGCAGCCTGAAGCTGAG CTGCGCCGCCAGCGGCTTC ACCTTCAGCAGCTACGCCATGAGCTGGGTCCGACAGATC CCCGAGAAGCGGCTGGAAT GGGTGGCCAGCATCAGCAGGGGCGGCACCACCTACTAC CCCGACAGCGTGAAGGGCC GGTTCACCATCAGCCGGGACAACGTGCGGAACATCCTG TACCTGCAGATGAGCAGCC TGCGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCATGTACTACTGCGGCAGA TACGACTACGACGGCTACT ACGCCATGGATTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCAGCGTGACC GTGTCTAGCAAGCCCACCA CCACCCCTGCCCCTAGACCTCCAACCCCAGCCCCTACAAT CGCCAGCCAGCCCCTGAGC CTGAGGCCCGAAGCCTGTAGACCTGCCGCTGGCGGAGC CGTGCACACCAGAGGCCTG GATTTCGCCTGCGACATCTACATCTGGGCCCCTCTGGCC GGCACCTGTGGCGTGCTGC TGCTGAGCCTGGTCATCACCCTGTACTGCAACCACCGGA ATAGGAGCAAGCGGAGCA GAGGCGGCCACAGCGACTACATGAACATGACCCCCCGG AGGCCTGGCCCCACCCGGA AGCACTACCAGCCCTACGCCCCTCCCAGGGACTTCGCCG CCTACCGGAGCCGGGTGAA GTTCAGCCGGAGCGCCGACGCCCCTGCCTACCAGCAGG GCCAGAACCAGCTGTACAA CGAGCTGAACCTGGGCCGGAGGGAGGAGTACGACGTG CTGGACAAGCGGAGAGGCC GGGACCCTGAGATGGGCGGCAAGCCCCGGAGAAAGAA CCCTCAGGAGGGCCTGTAT AACGAACTGCAGAAAGACAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTACAG CGAGATCGGCATGAAGGGC GAGCGGCGGAGGGGCAAGGGCCACGACGGCCTGTACC AGGGCCTGAGCACCGCCAC CAAGGATACCTACGACGCCCTGCACATGCAGGCCCTGC CCCCCAGA Murine ROR1 597 DIKMTQSPSSMYASLGERVTITCKA598 GACATCAAGATGACCCAGA (VL-VH). SPDINSYLSWFQQKPGKSPKTLIYRGCCCCAGCTCTATGTACGCC CD8α(2x). ANRLVDGVPSRFSGGGSGQDYSLTAGCCTGGGCGAGCGCGTGA CD28z INSLEYEDMGIYYCLQYDEFPYTFG CCATCACATGCAAGGCCAGGGTKLEMKGSTSGSGKPGSGEGST CCCCGACATCAACAGCTACC KGEVKLVESGGGLVKPGGSLKLSCATGTCCTGGTTCCAGCAGAA ASGFTFSSYAMSWVRQIPEKRLEW GCCCGGCAAGAGCCCCAAGVASISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRD ACCCTGATCTACCGGGCCA NVRNILYLQMSSLRSEDTAMYYCGACCGGCTGGTGGACGGCGT RYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS GCCAAGCAGATTTTCCGGCKPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRP GGAGGCAGCGGCCAGGAC EASRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTACAGCCTGACCATCAACA TTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEAC GCCTGGAATACGAGGACATRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFACDIYIWAP GGGCATCTACTACTGCCTGC LAGTCGVLLLSLVITLYCNHRNRSKRAGTACGACGAGTTCCCCTAC SRGGHSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKHY ACCTTCGGAGGCGGCACCAQPYAPPRDFAAYRSRVKFSRSADA AGCTGGAAATGAAGGGCA PAYQQGQNQLYNELNLGRREEYDGCACCTCCGGCAGCGGCAA VLDKRRGRDPEMGGKPRRKNPQE GCCTGGCAGCGGCGAGGGGLYNELQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGER CAGCACCAAGGGCGAAGTG RRGKGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTYDALAAGCTGGTGGAAAGCGGC HMQALPPR GGAGGCCTGGTGAAACCTG GCGGCAGCCTGAAGCTGAGCTGCGCCGCCAGCGGCTTC ACCTTCAGCAGCTACGCCAT GAGCTGGGTCCGACAGATCCCCGAGAAGCGGCTGGAAT GGGTGGCCAGCATCAGCAG GGGCGGCACCACCTACTACCCCGACAGCGTGAAGGGCC GGTTCACCATCAGCCGGGA CAACGTGCGGAACATCCTGTACCTGCAGATGAGCAGCC TGCGGAGCGAGGACACCGC CATGTACTACTGCGGCAGATACGACTACGACGGCTACT ACGCCATGGATTACTGGGG CCAGGGCACCAGCGTGACCGTGTCTAGCAAACCTACTAC AACTCCTGCCCCCCGGCCTC CTACACCAGCTCCTACTATCGCCTCCCAGCCACTCAGTCT CAGACCCGAGGCTTCTAGG CCAGCGGCCGGAGGCGCGGTCCACACCCGCGGGCTGG ACTTTGCATCCGATAAGCCC ACCACCACCCCTGCCCCTAGACCTCCAACCCCAGCCCCTA CAATCGCCAGCCAGCCCCT GAGCCTGAGGCCCGAAGCCTGTAGACCTGCCGCTGGCG GAGCCGTGCACACCAGAGG CCTGGATTTCGCCTGCGACATCTACATCTGGGCCCCTCTG GCCGGCACCTGTGGCGTGC TGCTGCTGAGCCTGGTCATCACCCTGTACTGCAACCACCG GAATAGGAGCAAGCGGAG CAGAGGCGGCCACAGCGACTACATGAACATGACCCCCCG GAGGCCTGGCCCCACCCGG AAGCACTACCAGCCCTACGCCCCTCCCAGGGACTTCGCC GCCTACCGGAGCCGGGTGA AGTTCAGCCGGAGCGCCGACGCCCCTGCCTACCAGCAG GGCCAGAACCAGCTGTACA ACGAGCTGAACCTGGGCCGGAGGGAGGAGTACGACGT GCTGGACAAGCGGAGAGG CCGGGACCCTGAGATGGGCGGCAAGCCCCGGAGAAAG AACCCTCAGGAGGGCCTGT ATAACGAACTGCAGAAAGACAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTAC AGCGAGATCGGCATGAAGG GCGAGCGGCGGAGGGGCAAGGGCCACGACGGCCTGTA CCAGGGCCTGAGCACCGCC ACCAAGGATACCTACGACGCCCTGCACATGCAGGCCCT GCCCCCCAGA Murine 599 DIKMTQSPSSMYASLGERVTITCKA 600GACATCAAGATGACCCAGA ROR1 SPDINSYLSWFQQKPGKSPKTLIYR GCCCCAGCTCTATGTACGCC(VL-VH). ANRLVDGVPSRFSGGGSGQDYSLT AGCCTGGGCGAGCGCGTGA CD8a(3x).INSLEYEDMGIYYCLQYDEFPYTFG CCATCACATGCAAGGCCAG CD28zGGTKLEMKGSTSGSGKPGSGEGST CCCCGACATCAACAGCTACC KGEVKLVESGGGLVKPGGSLKLSCATGTCCTGGTTCCAGCAGAA ASGFTFSSYAMSWVRQIPEKRLEW GCCCGGCAAGAGCCCCAAGVASISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRD ACCCTGATCTACCGGGCCA NVRNILYLQMSSLRSEDTAMYYCGACCGGCTGGTGGACGGCGT RYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS GCCAAGCAGATTTTCCGGCKPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRP GGAGGCAGCGGCCAGGAC EASRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTACAGCCTGACCATCAACA TTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEAS GCCTGGAATACGAGGACATRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTP GGGCATCTACTACTGCCTGC APRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEACRPAAGTACGACGAGTTCCCCTAC AGGAVHTRGLDFACDIYIWAPLAG ACCTTCGGAGGCGGCACCATCGVLLLSLVITLYCNHRNRSKRSRG AGCTGGAAATGAAGGGCA GHSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKHYQPYGCACCTCCGGCAGCGGCAA APPRDFAAYRSRVKFSRSADAPAY GCCTGGCAGCGGCGAGGGQQGQNQLYNELNLGRREEYDVLD CAGCACCAAGGGCGAAGTG KRRGRDPEMGGKPRRKNPQEGLYAAGCTGGTGGAAAGCGGC NELQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGERRR GGAGGCCTGGTGAAACCTGGKGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTYDALH GCGGCAGCCTGAAGCTGAG MQALPPR CTGCGCCGCCAGCGGCTTCACCTTCAGCAGCTACGCCAT GAGCTGGGTCCGACAGATC CCCGAGAAGCGGCTGGAATGGGTGGCCAGCATCAGCAG GGGCGGCACCACCTACTAC CCCGACAGCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACCATCAGCCGGGA CAACGTGCGGAACATCCTG TACCTGCAGATGAGCAGCCTGCGGAGCGAGGACACCGC CATGTACTACTGCGGCAGA TACGACTACGACGGCTACTACGCCATGGATTACTGGGG CCAGGGCACCAGCGTGACC GTGTCTAGCAAGCCTACCACCACCCCCGCACCTCGTCCTC CAACCCCTGCACCTACGATT GCCAGTCAGCCTCTTTCACTGCGGCCTGAGGCCAGCAGA CCAGCTGCCGGCGGTGCCG TCCATACAAGAGGACTGGACTTCGCGTCCGATAAACCTA CTACCACTCCAGCCCCAAGG CCCCCAACCCCAGCACCGACTATCGCATCACAGCCTTTGT CACTGCGTCCTGAAGCCAG CCGGCCAGCTGCAGGGGGGGCCGTCCACACAAGGGGA CTCGACTTTGCGAGTGATA AGCCCACCACCACCCCTGCCCCTAGACCTCCAACCCCAGC CCCTACAATCGCCAGCCAGC CCCTGAGCCTGAGGCCCGAAGCCTGTAGACCTGCCGCT GGCGGAGCCGTGCACACCA GAGGCCTGGATTTCGCCTGCGACATCTACATCTGGGCCC CTCTGGCCGGCACCTGTGG CGTGCTGCTGCTGAGCCTGGTCATCACCCTGTACTGCAA CCACCGGAATAGGAGCAAG CGGAGCAGAGGCGGCCACAGCGACTACATGAACATGA CCCCCCGGAGGCCTGGCCC CACCCGGAAGCACTACCAGCCCTACGCCCCTCCCAGGGA CTTCGCCGCCTACCGGAGC CGGGTGAAGTTCAGCCGGAGCGCCGACGCCCCTGCCTA CCAGCAGGGCCAGAACCAG CTGTACAACGAGCTGAACCTGGGCCGGAGGGAGGAGT ACGACGTGCTGGACAAGCG GAGAGGCCGGGACCCTGAGATGGGCGGCAAGCCCCG GAGAAAGAACCCTCAGGAG GGCCTGTATAACGAACTGCAGAAAGACAAGATGGCCGA GGCCTACAGCGAGATCGGC ATGAAGGGCGAGCGGCGGAGGGGCAAGGGCCACGAC GGCCTGTACCAGGGCCTGA GCACCGCCACCAAGGATACCTACGACGCCCTGCACATGC AGGCCCTGCCCCCCAGA Murine ROR1 601DIKMTQSPSSMYASLGERVTITCKA 602 GACATCAAGATGACCCAGA (VL-VH).SPDINSYLSWFQQKPGKSPKTLIYR GCCCCAGCTCTATGTACGCC CD8a(4x).ANRLVDGVPSRFSGGGSGQDYSLT AGCCTGGGCGAGCGCGTGA CD28zINSLEYEDMGIYYCLQYDEFPYTFG CCATCACATGCAAGGCCAG GGTKLEMKGSTSGSGKPGSGEGSTCCCCGACATCAACAGCTACC KGEVKLVESGGGLVKPGGSLKLSCA TGTCCTGGTTCCAGCAGAAASGFTFSSYAMSWVRQIPEKRLEW GCCCGGCAAGAGCCCCAAG VASISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDACCCTGATCTACCGGGCCA NVRNILYLQMSSLRSEDTAMYYCG ACCGGCTGGTGGACGGCGTRYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS GCCAAGCAGATTTTCCGGC KPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPGGAGGCAGCGGCCAGGAC EASRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPT TACAGCCTGACCATCAACATTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEAS GCCTGGAATACGAGGACAT RPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPGGGCATCTACTACTGCCTGC APRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEASRPA AGTACGACGAGTTCCCCTACAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPAPR ACCTTCGGAGGCGGCACCA PPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEACRPAAGAGCTGGAAATGAAGGGCA GAVHTRGLDFACDIYIWAPLAGTC GCACCTCCGGCAGCGGCAAGVLLLSLVITLYCNHRNRSKRSRGG GCCTGGCAGCGGCGAGGG HSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKHYQPYACAGCACCAAGGGCGAAGTG PPRDFAAYRSRVKFSRSADAPAYQ AAGCTGGTGGAAAGCGGCQGQNQLYNELNLGRREEYDVLDKR GGAGGCCTGGTGAAACCTG RGRDPEMGGKPRRKNPQEGLYNEGCGGCAGCCTGAAGCTGAG LQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGERRRGK CTGCGCCGCCAGCGGCTTCGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTYDALHMQ ACCTTCAGCAGCTACGCCAT ALPPR GAGCTGGGTCCGACAGATCCCCGAGAAGCGGCTGGAAT GGGTGGCCAGCATCAGCAG GGGCGGCACCACCTACTACCCCGACAGCGTGAAGGGCC GGTTCACCATCAGCCGGGA CAACGTGCGGAACATCCTGTACCTGCAGATGAGCAGCC TGCGGAGCGAGGACACCGC CATGTACTACTGCGGCAGATACGACTACGACGGCTACT ACGCCATGGATTACTGGGG CCAGGGCACCAGCGTGACCGTGTCTAGCAAGCCTACCAC CACCCCCGCACCTCGTCCTC CAACCCCTGCACCTACGATTGCCAGTCAGCCTCTTTCACT GCGGCCTGAGGCCAGCAGA CCAGCTGCCGGCGGTGCCGTCCATACAAGAGGACTGGA CTTCGCGTCCGATAAACCTA CTACCACTCCAGCCCCAAGGCCCCCAACCCCAGCACCGAC TATCGCATCACAGCCTTTGT CACTGCGTCCTGAAGCCAGCCGGCCAGCTGCAGGGGG GGCCGTCCACACAAGGGGA CTCGACTTTGCGAGTGATAAACCTACTACAACTCCTGCC CCCCGGCCTCCTACACCAGC TCCTACTATCGCCTCCCAGCCACTCAGTCTCAGACCCGA GGCTTCTAGGCCAGCGGCC GGAGGCGCGGTCCACACCCGCGGGCTGGACTTTGCATC CGATAAGCCCACCACCACCC CTGCCCCTAGACCTCCAACCCCAGCCCCTACAATCGCCAG CCAGCCCCTGAGCCTGAGG CCCGAAGCCTGTAGACCTGCCGCTGGCGGAGCCGTGCA CACCAGAGGCCTGGATTTC GCCTGCGACATCTACATCTGGGCCCCTCTGGCCGGCACC TGTGGCGTGCTGCTGCTGA GCCTGGTCATCACCCTGTACTGCAACCACCGGAATAGGA GCAAGCGGAGCAGAGGCG GCCACAGCGACTACATGAACATGACCCCCCGGAGGCCT GGCCCCACCCGGAAGCACT ACCAGCCCTACGCCCCTCCCAGGGACTTCGCCGCCTACC GGAGCCGGGTGAAGTTCAG CCGGAGCGCCGACGCCCCTGCCTACCAGCAGGGCCAGA ACCAGCTGTACAACGAGCT GAACCTGGGCCGGAGGGAGGAGTACGACGTGCTGGAC AAGCGGAGAGGCCGGGAC CCTGAGATGGGCGGCAAGCCCCGGAGAAAGAACCCTCA GGAGGGCCTGTATAACGAA CTGCAGAAAGACAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTACAGCGAGAT CGGCATGAAGGGCGAGCG GCGGAGGGGCAAGGGCCACGACGGCCTGTACCAGGGC CTGAGCACCGCCACCAAGG ATACCTACGACGCCCTGCACATGCAGGCCCTGCCCCCCA GA Murine 603 DIKMTQSPSSMYASLGERVTITCKA 604GACATCAAGATGACCCAGA ROR1 SPDINSYLSWFQQKPGKSPKTLIYR GCCCCAGCTCTATGTACGCC(VL-VH). ANRLVDGVPSRFSGGGSGQDYSLT AGCCTGGGCGAGCGCGTGA LNGFR ECD.INSLEYEDMGIYYCLQYDEFPYTFG CCATCACATGCAAGGCCAG CD8TM.GGTKLEMKGSTSGSGKPGSGEGST CCCCGACATCAACAGCTACC CD28zKGEVKLVESGGGLVKPGGSLKLSCA TGTCCTGGTTCCAGCAGAA ASGFTFSSYAMSWVRQIPEKRLEWGCCCGGCAAGAGCCCCAAG VASISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRD ACCCTGATCTACCGGGCCANVRNILYLQMSSLRSEDTAMYYCG ACCGGCTGGTGGACGGCGT RYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSGCCAAGCAGATTTTCCGGC KEACPTGLYTHSGECCKACNLGEG GGAGGCAGCGGCCAGGACVAQPCGANQTVCEPCLDSVTFSDV TACAGCCTGACCATCAACA VSATEPCKPCTECVGLQSMSAPCVGCCTGGAATACGAGGACAT EADDAVCRCAYGYYQDETTGRCEA GGGCATCTACTACTGCCTGCCRVCEAGSGLVFSCQDKCINTVCEE AGTACGACGAGTTCCCCTAC CPDGTYSDEANHVDPCLPCTVCEDACCTTCGGAGGCGGCACCA TERQLRECTRWADAECEEIPGRWI AGCTGGAAATGAAGGGCATRSTPPEGSDSTAPSTQEPEAPPEQ GCACCTCCGGCAGCGGCAA DLIASTVAGVVTTVMGSSQPVVTRGCCTGGCAGCGGCGAGGG GTTDNIYIWAPLAGTCGVLLLSLVIT CAGCACCAAGGGCGAAGTGLYCNHRNRSKRSRGGHSDYMNMT AAGCTGGTGGAAAGCGGC PRRPGPTRKHYQPYAPPRDFAAYRGGAGGCCTGGTGAAACCTG SRVKFSRSADAPAYQQGONQLYN GCGGCAGCCTGAAGCTGAGELNLGRREEYDVLDKRRGRDPEMG CTGCGCCGCCAGCGGCTTC GKPRRKNPQEGLYNELQKDKMAEACCTTCAGCAGCTACGCCAT AYSEIGMKGERRRGKGHDGLYQGL GAGCTGGGTCCGACAGATCSTATKDTYDALHMQALPPR CCCGAGAAGCGGCTGGAAT GGGTGGCCAGCATCAGCAGGGGCGGCACCACCTACTAC CCCGACAGCGTGAAGGGCC GGTTCACCATCAGCCGGGACAACGTGCGGAACATCCTG TACCTGCAGATGAGCAGCC TGCGGAGCGAGGACACCGCCATGTACTACTGCGGCAGA TACGACTACGACGGCTACT ACGCCATGGATTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCAGCGTGACC GTGTCTAGCAAGGAGGCAT GCCCCACAGGCCTGTACACACACAGCGGTGAGTGCTGC AAAGCCTGCAACCTGGGCG AGGGTGTGGCCCAGCCTTGTGGAGCCAACCAGACCGTG TGTGAGCCCTGCCTGGACA GCGTGACGTTCTCCGACGTGGTGAGCGCGACCGAGCC GTGCAAGCCGTGCACCGAG TGCGTGGGGCTCCAGAGCATGTCGGCGCCGTGCGTGGA GGCCGACGACGCCGTGTGC CGCTGCGCCTACGGCTACTACCAGGATGAGACGACTGG GCGCTGCGAGGCGTGCCGC GTGTGCGAGGCGGGCTCGGGCCTCGTGTTCTCCTGCCA GGACAAGCAGAACACCGTG TGCGAGGAGTGCCCCGACGGCACGTATTCCGACGAGGC CAACCACGTGGACCCGTGC CTGCCCTGCACCGTGTGCGAGGACACCGAGCGCCAGCT CCGCGAGTGCACACGCTGG GCCGACGCCGAGTGCGAGGAGATCCCTGGCCGTTGGA TTACACGGTCCACACCCCCA GAGGGCTCGGACAGCACAGCCCCCAGCACCCAGGAGCC TGAGGCACCTCCAGAACAA GACCTCATAGCCAGCACGGTGGCAGGTGTGGTGACCAC AGTGATGGGCAGCTCCCAG CCCGTGGTGACCCGAGGCACCACCGACAACATCTACATC TGGGCCCCTCTGGCCGGCA CCTGTGGCGTGCTGCTGCTGAGCCTGGTCATCACCCTGT ACTGCAACCACCGGAATAG GAGCAAGCGGAGCAGAGGCGGCCACAGCGACTACATG AACATGACCCCCCGGAGGC CTGGCCCCACCCGGAAGCACTACCAGCCCTACGCCCCTC CCAGGGACTTCGCCGCCTA CCGGAGCCGGGTGAAGTTCAGCCGGAGCGCCGACGCCC CTGCCTACCAGCAGGGCCA GAACCAGCTGTACAACGAGCTGAACCTGGGCCGGAGGG AGGAGTACGACGTGCTGGA CAAGCGGAGAGGCCGGGACCCTGAGATGGGCGGCAAG CCCCGGAGAAAGAACCCTC AGGAGGGCCTGTATAACGAACTGCAGAAAGACAAGATG GCCGAGGCCTACAGCGAGA TCGGCATGAAGGGCGAGCGGCGGAGGGGCAAGGGCCA CGACGGCCTGTACCAGGGC CTGAGCACCGCCACCAAGGATACCTACGACGCCCTGCAC ATGCAGGCCCTGCCCCCCA GA Murine 605EVKLVESGGGLVKPGGSLKLSCAAS 606 GAAGTGAAGCTGGTGGAAA ROR1GFTFSSYAMSWVRQIPEKRLEWVA GCGGCGGAGGCCTGGTGA (VH-VL).SISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDNVR AACCTGGCGGCAGCCTGAA CD8a(3x).NILYLQMSSLRSEDTAMYYCGRYD GCTGAGCTGCGCCGCCAGC 41BBzYDGYYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSGST GGCTTCACCTTCAGCAGCTA SGSGKPGSGEGSTKGDIKMTQSPSCGCCATGAGCTGGGTCCGA SMYASLGERVTITCKASPDINSYLS CAGATCCCCGAGAAGCGGCWFQQKPGKSPKTLIYRANRLVDGV TGGAATGGGTGGCCAGCAT PSRFSGGGSGQDYSLTINSLEYEDMCAGCAGGGGCGGCACCACC GIYYCLQYDEFPYTFGGGTKLEMKK TACTACCCCGACAGCGTGAPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPE AGGGCCGGTTCACCATCAG ASRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTCCGGGACAACGTGCGGAAC TPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEASR ATCCTGTACCTGCAGATGAPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPA GCAGCCTGCGGAGCGAGG PRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEACRPAAACACCGCCATGTACTACTGC GGAVHTRGLDFACDIYIWAPLAGT GGCAGATACGACTACGACGCGVLLLSLVITLYCNHRNKRGRKKLL GCTACTACGCCATGGATTAC YIFKQPFMRPVQTTQEEDGCSCRFTGGGGCCAGGGCACCAGC PEEEEGGCELRVKFSRSADAPAYQ GTGACCGTGTCTAGCGGCAQGQNQLYNELNLGRREEYDVLDKR GCACCTCCGGCAGCGGCAA RGRDPEMGGKPRRKNPQEGLYNEGCCTGGCAGCGGCGAGGG LQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGERRRGK CAGCACCAAGGGCGACATCGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTYDALHMQ AAGATGACCCAGAGCCCCA ALPPR GCTCTATGTACGCCAGCCTGGGCGAGCGCGTGACCATCA CATGCAAGGCCAGCCCCGA CATCAACAGCTACCTGTCCTGGTTCCAGCAGAAGCCCGG CAAGAGCCCCAAGACCCTG ATCTACCGGGCCAACCGGCTGGTGGACGGCGTGCCAAG CAGATTTTCCGGCGGAGGC AGCGGCCAGGACTACAGCCTGACCATCAACAGCCTGGA ATACGAGGACATGGGCATC TACTACTGCCTGCAGTACGACGAGTTCCCCTACACCTTCG GAGGCGGCACCAAGCTGGA AATGAAGAAGCCTACCACCACCCCCGCACCTCGTCCTCC AACCCCTGCACCTACGATTG CCAGTCAGCCTCTTTCACTGCGGCCTGAGGCCAGCAGAC CAGCTGCCGGCGGTGCCGT CCATACAAGAGGACTGGACTTCGCGTCCGATAAACCTAC TACCACTCCAGCCCCAAGGC CCCCAACCCCAGCACCGACTATCGCATCACAGCCTTTGTC ACTGCGTCCTGAAGCCAGC CGGCCAGCTGCAGGGGGGGCCGTCCACACAAGGGGAC TCGACTTTGCGAGTGATAA GCCCACCACCACCCCTGCCCCTAGACCTCCAACCCCAGCC CCTACAATCGCCAGCCAGCC CCTGAGCCTGAGGCCCGAAGCCTGTAGACCTGCCGCTG GCGGAGCCGTGCACACCAG AGGCCTGGATTTCGCCTGCGACATCTACATCTGGGCCCC TCTGGCCGGCACCTGTGGC GTGCTGCTGCTGAGCCTGGTCATCACCCTGTACTGCAAC CACCGGAATAAGAGAGGCC GGAAGAAACTGCTGTACATCTTCAAGCAGCCCTTCATGC GGCCCGTGCAGACCACCCA GGAAGAGGACGGCTGCAGCTGCCGGTTCCCCGAGGAA GAGGAAGGCGGCTGCGAA CTGCGGGTGAAGTTCAGCCGGAGCGCCGACGCCCCTGC CTACCAGCAGGGCCAGAAC CAGCTGTACAACGAGCTGAACCTGGGCCGGAGGGAGG AGTACGACGTGCTGGACAA GCGGAGAGGCCGGGACCCTGAGATGGGCGGCAAGCCC CGGAGAAAGAACCCTCAGG AGGGCCTGTATAACGAACTGCAGAAAGACAAGATGGCC GAGGCCTACAGCGAGATCG GCATGAAGGGCGAGCGGCGGAGGGGCAAGGGCCACG ACGGCCTGTACCAGGGCCT GAGCACCGCCACCAAGGATACCTACGACGCCCTGCACAT GCAGGCCCTGCCCCCCAGA Murine 607EVKLVESGGGLVKPGGSLKLSCAAS 608 GAAGTGAAGCTGGTGGAAA ROR1GFTFSSYAMSWVRQIPEKRLEWVA GCGGCGGAGGCCTGGTGA (VH-VL).SISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDNVR AACCTGGCGGCAGCCTGAA IgG4 Fcm.NILYLQMSSLRSEDTAMYYCGRYD GCTGAGCTGCGCCGCCAGC CD8aTM.YDGYYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSGST GGCTTCACCTTCAGCAGCTA 41BBzSGSGKPGSGEGSTKGDIKMTQSPS CGCCATGAGCTGGGTCCGA SMYASLGERVTITCKASPDINSYLSCAGATCCCCGAGAAGCGGC WFQQKPGKSPKTLIYRANRLVDGV TGGAATGGGTGGCCAGCATPSRFSGGGSGQDYSLTINSLEYEDM CAGCAGGGGCGGCACCACC GIYYCLQYDEFPYTFGGGTKLEMKETACTACCCCGACAGCGTGA SKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFP AGGGCCGGTTCACCATCAGPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQE CCGGGACAACGTGCGGAAC DPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPRATCCTGTACCTGCAGATGA EEQFQSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNG GCAGCCTGCGGAGCGAGGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQ ACACCGCCATGTACTACTGC PREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTGGCAGATACGACTACGACG CLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENN GCTACTACGCCATGGATTACYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSR TGGGGCCAGGGCACCAGC WQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQGTGACCGTGTCTAGCGGCA KSLSLSLGKMIYIWAPLAGTCGVLLL GCACCTCCGGCAGCGGCAASLVITLYCNHRNKRGRKKLLYIFKQP GCCTGGCAGCGGCGAGGG FMRPVQTTQEEDGCSCRFPEEEEGCAGCACCAAGGGCGACATC GCELRVKFSRSADAPAYQQGQNQ AAGATGACCCAGAGCCCCALYNELNLGRREEYDVLDKRRGRDPE GCTCTATGTACGCCAGCCTG MGGKPRRKNPQEGLYNELQKDKGGCGAGCGCGTGACCATCA MAEAYSEIGMKGERRRGKGHDGL CATGCAAGGCCAGCCCCGAYQGLSTATKDTYDALHMQALPPR CATCAACAGCTACCTGTCCT GGTTCCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGAGCCCCAAGACCCTG ATCTACCGGGCCAACCGGC TGGTGGACGGCGTGCCAAGCAGATTTTCCGGCGGAGGC AGCGGCCAGGACTACAGCC TGACCATCAACAGCCTGGAATACGAGGACATGGGCATC TACTACTGCCTGCAGTACGA CGAGTTCCCCTACACCTTCGGAGGCGGCACCAAGCTGGA AATGAAGGAGAGCAAGTAC GGCCCTCCCTGCCCCCCTTGCCCTGCCCCCGAGTTCGAG GGCGGACCCAGCGTGTTCC TGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCC GGACCCCCGAGGTGACCTG TGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCAGGAGGACCCCGAGGTCC AGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGA CGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCCGGG AGGAGCAGTTCCAGAGCAC CTACCGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGG ACTGGCTGAACGGCAAGGA ATACAAGTGTAAGGTGTCCAACAAGGGCCTGCCCAGCA GCATCGAGAAAACCATCAG CAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCTCGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACA CCCTGCCCCCTAGCCAAGA GGAGATGACCAAGAATCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGCCTGGT GAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGC GACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGA GAACAACTACAAGACCACC CCCCCTGTGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTAC AGCAGGCTGACCGTGGACA AGAGCCGGTGGCAGGAGGGCAACGTCTTTAGCTGCTCC GTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGC ACAACCACTACACCCAGAAGAGCCTGTCCCTGAGCCTG GGCAAGATGATCTACATCT GGGCCCCTCTGGCCGGCACCTGTGGCGTGCTGCTGCTG AGCCTGGTCATCACCCTGTA CTGCAACCACCGGAATAAGAGAGGCCGGAAGAAACTGC TGTACATCTTCAAGCAGCCC TTCATGCGGCCCGTGCAGACCACCCAGGAAGAGGACGG CTGCAGCTGCCGGTTCCCC GAGGAAGAGGAAGGCGGCTGCGAACTGCGGGTGAAGT TCAGCCGGAGCGCCGACGC CCCTGCCTACCAGCAGGGCCAGAACCAGCTGTACAACG AGCTGAACCTGGGCCGGAG GGAGGAGTACGACGTGCTGGACAAGCGGAGAGGCCGG GACCCTGAGATGGGCGGCA AGCCCCGGAGAAAGAACCCTCAGGAGGGCCTGTATAAC GAACTGCAGAAAGACAAGA TGGCCGAGGCCTACAGCGAGATCGGCATGAAGGGCGA GCGGCGGAGGGGCAAGGG CCACGACGGCCTGTACCAGGGCCTGAGCACCGCCACCA AGGATACCTACGACGCCCT GCACATGCAGGCCCTGCCC CCCAGAMurine 609 DVQITQSPSSLYASLGERVTITCKAS 610 GACGTGCAGATCACCCAGA ROR1_v2 VLPDINSYLSWFQQKPGKSPKTLIYRA GCCCCAGCAGCCTGTATGC NRLVDGVPSRFSGGGSGQDYSLTICAGCCTGGGCGAGAGAGTG NSLEYEDMGIYYCLQYDEFPYTFGG ACCATTACCTGCAAGGCCAGTKLEMK GCCCCGACATCAACAGCTA CCTGAGCTGGTTCCAGCAG AAGCCCGGCAAGAGCCCCAAGACCCTGATCTACCGGGC CAACAGACTGGTGGATGGC GTGCCCAGCAGATTCAGCGGCGGAGGCTCTGGCCAGGA CTACAGCCTGACCATCAACT CCCTGGAATACGAGGACATGGGCATCTACTACTGCCTGC AGTACGACGAGTTCCCCTAC ACCTTCGGAGGCGGCACCAAGCTGGAAATGAAG Murine 611 EVKLVESGGGLVKPGGSLKLSCAAS 612GAAGTGAAGCTGGTGGAAT ROR1_v2 VH GFTFSSYAMSWVRQIPEKRLEWVACTGGCGGCGGACTCGTGAA SISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDNVR GCCTGGCGGCTCTCTGAAGNILYLQMSSLRSEDTAMYYCGRYD CTGTCTTGTGCCGCCAGCG YDGYYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSGCTTCACCTTCAGCAGCTAC GCCATGAGCTGGGTGCGGC AGATCCCCGAGAAGCGGCTGGAATGGGTGGCCAGCATC AGCAGAGGCGGAACCACCT ACTACCCCGACTCTGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACCATCAGCC GGGACAACGTGCGGAACAT CCTGTACCTGCAGATGAGCAGCCTGCGGAGCGAGGACA CCGCCATGTACTACTGTGGC AGATACGACTACGACGGCTACTATGCCATGGATTACTG GGGCCAGGGCACCAGCGT GACCGTGTCATCT Murine 613DVQITQSPSSLYASLGERVTITCKAS 614 GACGTGCAGATCACCCAGA ROR1_v2PDINSYLSWFQQKPGKSPKTLIYRA GCCCCAGCAGCCTGTATGC (VL-VH).NRLVDGVPSRFSGGGSGQDYSLTI CAGCCTGGGCGAGAGAGTG CD8a(3x).NSLEYEDMGIYYCLQYDEFPYTFGG ACCATTACCTGCAAGGCCA CD28zGTKLEMKGSTSGSGKPGSGEGSTK GCCCCGACATCAACAGCTA GEVKLVESGGGLVKPGGSLKLSCAACCTGAGCTGGTTCCAGCAG SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQIPEKRLEWV AAGCCCGGCAAGAGCCCCAASISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDN AGACCCTGATCTACCGGGC VRNILYLQMSSLRSEDTAMYYCGRCAACAGACTGGTGGATGGC YDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSK GTGCCCAGCAGATTCAGCGPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPE GCGGAGGCTCTGGCCAGGA ASRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTCTACAGCCTGACCATCAACT TPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEASR CCCTGGAATACGAGGACATPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPA GGGCATCTACTACTGCCTGC PRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEACRPAAAGTACGACGAGTTCCCCTAC GGAVHTRGLDFACDIYIWAPLAGT ACCTTCGGAGGCGGCACCACGVLLLSLVITLYCNHRNRSKRSRG AGCTGGAAATGAAGGGCA GHSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKHYQPYGCACAAGCGGCAGCGGCAA APPRDFAAYRSRVKFSRSADAPAY GCCTGGATCTGGCGAGGGAQQGQNQLYNELNLGRREEYDVLD AGCACCAAGGGCGAAGTGA KRRGRDPEMGGKPRRKNPQEGLYAGCTGGTGGAATCTGGCGG NELQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGERRR CGGACTCGTGAAGCCTGGCGKGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTYDALH GGCTCTCTGAAGCTGTCTTG MQALPPRTGCCGCCAGCGGCTTCACCT TCAGCAGCTACGCCATGAG CTGGGTGCGGCAGATCCCCGAGAAGCGGCTGGAATGG GTGGCCAGCATCAGCAGAG GCGGAACCACCTACTACCCCGACTCTGTGAAGGGCCGGT TCACCATCAGCCGGGACAA CGTGCGGAACATCCTGTACCTGCAGATGAGCAGCCTGC GGAGCGAGGACACCGCCAT GTACTACTGTGGCAGATACGACTACGACGGCTACTATG CCATGGATTACTGGGGCCA GGGCACCAGCGTGACCGTGTCATCTAAGCCTACCACCAC CCCCGCACCTCGTCCTCCAA CCCCTGCACCTACGATTGCCAGTCAGCCTCTTTCACTGCG GCCTGAGGCCAGCAGACCA GCTGCCGGCGGTGCCGTCCATACAAGAGGACTGGACTT CGCGTCCGATAAACCTACTA CCACTCCAGCCCCAAGGCCCCCAACCCCAGCACCGACTAT CGCATCACAGCCTTTGTCAC TGCGTCCTGAAGCCAGCCGGCCAGCTGCAGGGGGGGC CGTCCACACAAGGGGACTC GACTTTGCGAGTGATAAGCCCACCACCACCCCTGCCCCT AGACCTCCAACCCCAGCCCC TACAATCGCCAGCCAGCCCCTGAGCCTGAGGCCCGAAGC CTGTAGACCTGCCGCTGGC GGAGCCGTGCACACCAGAGGCCTGGATTTCGCCTGCGA CATCTACATCTGGGCCCCTC TGGCCGGCACCTGTGGCGTGCTGCTGCTGAGCCTGGTC ATCACCCTGTACTGCAACCA CCGGAATAGGAGCAAGCGGAGCAGAGGCGGCCACAG CGACTACATGAACATGACC CCCCGGAGGCCTGGCCCCACCCGGAAGCACTACCAGCC CTACGCCCCTCCCAGGGACT TCGCCGCCTACCGGAGCCGGGTGAAGTTCAGCCGGAGC GCCGACGCCCCTGCCTACCA GCAGGGCCAGAACCAGCTGTACAACGAGCTGAACCTGG GCCGGAGGGAGGAGTACG ACGTGCTGGACAAGCGGAGAGGCCGGGACCCTGAGATG GGCGGCAAGCCCCGGAGA AAGAACCCTCAGGAGGGCCTGTATAACGAACTGCAGAA AGACAAGATGGCCGAGGCC TACAGCGAGATCGGCATGAAGGGCGAGCGGCGGAGGG GCAAGGGCCACGACGGCCT GTACCAGGGCCTGAGCACCGCCACCAAGGATACCTACG ACGCCCTGCACATGCAGGC CCTGCCCCCCAGA hROR1 615EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAT 616 GAAGTGCAGCTGGTGGAGT (VH-VL)_SGFTFSSYAMSWMRQAPGKGLE CTGGCGGCGGTCTGGTGCA 14. WVASISRGGTTYYADSVKGRFTISVGCCCGGCGGCTCTCTGCGC CD8a(3x). DKSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCCTCTCCTGTGCCACCTCTGG CD28z GRYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVS TTTTACATTCTCCTCCTACGCSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQMTQ TATGTCCTGGATGCGGCAA SPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASPDINSYGCCCCCGGCAAGGGCCTAG LNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYRANRLVD AGTGGGTCGCCTCAATCAGGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYTLTISSLQPED CAGGGGCGGGACGACTTATFATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGAGTKVEIKK TATGCCGATTCAGTTAAGGPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPE GGAGATTCACAATTTCCGT ASRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTGGATAAATCCAAGAATACC TPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEASR TTATACCTCCAGATGAACTCPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPA TCTGCGGGCCGAAGATACG PRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEACRPAAGCCGTATATTATTGTGGGA GGAVHTRGLDFACDIYIWAPLAGT GGTATGACTACGACGGATACGVLLLSLVITLYCNHRNRSKRSRG TTACGCCATGGATTATTGG GHSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKHYQPYGGGCAGGGGACACTTGTTA APPRDFAAYRSRVKFSRSADAPAY CAGTGAGTTCCGGTGGTGGQQGQNQLYNELNLGRREEYDVLD GGGGTCTGGAGGCGGGGG KRRGRDPEMGGKPRRKNPQEGLYCAGTGGAGGCGGAGGGTC NELQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGERRR TGATATACAGATGACACAGGKGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTYDALH AGCCCTTCAAGTTTATCTGC MQALPPR AAGCGTCGGCGATCGTGTTACAATAACTTGCAAGGCAT CTCCCGACATCAATTCCTAC CTCAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCTGGGAAGGCTCCTAA GCTGCTTATTTACAGAGCAA ATCGCCTGGTGGACGGCGTGCCCAGTCGGTTTTCCGGG TCTGGGAGCGGAACGGATT ACACACTGACCATCTCAAGCCTGCAACCCGAAGACTTCG CTACATATTACTGCCTTCAG TATGATGAGTTCCCATATACCTTCGGCGCTGGGACCAAG GTGGAGATAAAGAAGCCTA CCACCACCCCCGCACCTCGTCCTCCAACCCCTGCACCTAC GATTGCCAGTCAGCCTCTTT CACTGCGGCCTGAGGCCAGCAGACCAGCTGCCGGCGGT GCCGTCCATACAAGAGGAC TGGACTTCGCGTCCGATAAACCTACTACCACTCCAGCCC CAAGGCCCCCAACCCCAGC ACCGACTATCGCATCACAGCCTTTGTCACTGCGTCCTGAA GCCAGCCGGCCAGCTGCAG GGGGGGCCGTCCACACAAGGGGACTCGACTTTGCGAGT GATAAGCCCACCACCACCCC TGCCCCTAGACCTCCAACCCCAGCCCCTACAATCGCCAGC CAGCCCCTGAGCCTGAGGC CCGAAGCCTGTAGACCTGCCGCTGGCGGAGCCGTGCAC ACCAGAGGCCTGGATTTCG CCTGCGACATCTACATCTGGGCCCCTCTGGCCGGCACCT GTGGCGTGCTGCTGCTGAG CCTGGTCATCACCCTGTACTGCAACCACCGGAATAGGAG CAAGCGGAGCAGAGGCGG CCACAGCGACTACATGAACATGACCCCCCGGAGGCCTG GCCCCACCCGGAAGCACTA CCAGCCCTACGCCCCTCCCAGGGACTTCGCCGCCTACCG GAGCCGGGTGAAGTTCAGC CGGAGCGCCGACGCCCCTGCCTACCAGCAGGGCCAGAA CCAGCTGTACAACGAGCTG AACCTGGGCCGGAGGGAGGAGTACGACGTGCTGGACA AGCGGAGAGGCCGGGACC CTGAGATGGGCGGCAAGCCCCGGAGAAAGAACCCTCAG GAGGGCCTGTATAACGAAC TGCAGAAAGACAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTACAGCGAGATC GGCATGAAGGGCGAGCGG CGGAGGGGCAAGGGCCACGACGGCCTGTACCAGGGCC TGAGCACCGCCACCAAGGA TACCTACGACGCCCTGCACATGCAGGCCCTGCCCCCCAG A hROR1 617 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKA 618GATATTCAGATGACCCAGTC (VL-VH)_ SPDINSYLSWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYRACCTTCGAGTCTGAGCGCA 05. ANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTI TCCGTGGGCGACAGAGTGACD8a(3x). SSLQPEDIATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQ CCATTACCTGTAAGGCCAGC CD28zGTKLEIKGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEV CCGGACATTAACAGCTACCT QLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGATCGTGGTATCAGCAAAAG FTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVS CCTGGTAAGGCCCCTAAACTSISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDNSK CCTTATCTACAGGGCTAATA NTLYLOMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGRYDGGTTGGTAGACGGGGTGCC TAGCCGGTTCTCTGGTTCCG GCAGCGGTACGGACTTTACYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSSKPT TCTGACCATAAGCTCTCTGC TTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEASAACCAGAAGACATCGCAAC RPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTP ATACTACTGTTTACAATACGAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEASRPA ACGAATTTCCTTATACCTTT AGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPAPRGGCCAGGGGACCAAGTTAG PPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEACRPAAG AGATCAAGGGGGGCGGCGGAVHTRGLDFACDIYIWAPLAGTC GAAGTGGTGGAGGGGGAA GVLLLSLVITLYCNHRNRSKRSRGGGTGGTGGAGGAGGAAGCG HSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKHYQPYA AAGTGCAACTGGTCGAGTCPPRDFAAYRSRVKFSRSADAPAYQ TGGGGGCGGCCTTGTGCAA QGQNQLYNELNLGRREEYDVLDKRCCTGGAGGCAGCCTTCGAC RGRDPEMGGKPRRKNPQEGLYNE TCAGTTGCGCCGCGTCTGGLQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGERRRGK TTTTACCTTCTCCTCTTACGC GHDGLYQGLSTATKDTYDALHMQGATGAGCTGGGTTCGCCAG ALPPR GCCCCCGGCAAGGGACTTG AGTGGGTTAGTTCGATCTCCCGCGGAGGCACCACATATT ATCCTGACTCGGTTAAGGG ACGCTTCACTATCTCTAGGGACAATTCAAAGAACACACT GTATCTCCAAATGAACTCCT TGCGGGCCGAGGACACTGCTGTGTATTATTGCGGACGAT ACGACTACGATGGGTATTA CGCCATGGATTACTGGGGGCAAGGTACACTGGTCACTG TGAGTTCGAAGCCTACCACC ACCCCCGCACCTCGTCCTCCAACCCCTGCACCTACGATTG CCAGTCAGCCTCTTTCACTG CGGCCTGAGGCCAGCAGACCAGCTGCCGGCGGTGCCGT CCATACAAGAGGACTGGAC TTCGCGTCCGATAAACCTACTACCACTCCAGCCCCAAGGC CCCCAACCCCAGCACCGACT ATCGCATCACAGCCTTTGTCACTGCGTCCTGAAGCCAGC CGGCCAGCTGCAGGGGGG GCCGTCCACACAAGGGGACTCGACTTTGCGAGTGATAA GCCCACCACCACCCCTGCCC CTAGACCTCCAACCCCAGCCCCTACAATCGCCAGCCAGCC CCTGAGCCTGAGGCCCGAA GCCTGTAGACCTGCCGCTGGCGGAGCCGTGCACACCAG AGGCCTGGATTTCGCCTGC GACATCTACATCTGGGCCCCTCTGGCCGGCACCTGTGGC GTGCTGCTGCTGAGCCTGG TCATCACCCTGTACTGCAACCACCGGAATAGGAGCAAGC GGAGCAGAGGCGGCCACA GCGACTACATGAACATGACCCCCCGGAGGCCTGGCCCC ACCCGGAAGCACTACCAGC CCTACGCCCCTCCCAGGGACTTCGCCGCCTACCGGAGCC GGGTGAAGTTCAGCCGGAG CGCCGACGCCCCTGCCTACCAGCAGGGCCAGAACCAGCT GTACAACGAGCTGAACCTG GGCCGGAGGGAGGAGTACGACGTGCTGGACAAGCGGA GAGGCCGGGACCCTGAGAT GGGCGGCAAGCCCCGGAGAAAGAACCCTCAGGAGGGC CTGTATAACGAACTGCAGA AAGACAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTACAGCGAGATCGGCATG AAGGGCGAGCGGCGGAGG GGCAAGGGCCACGACGGCCTGTACCAGGGCCTGAGCAC CGCCACCAAGGATACCTAC GACGCCCTGCACATGCAGGCCCTGCCCCCCAGATGA hROR1 619 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 620GAGGTTCAACTTGTGGAAT (VH-VL)_ SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEW CCGGCGGCGGGTTAGTCCA14-3. VASISRGGTTYYADSVKGRFTISRD GCCCGGCGGGAGCTTGCGG CD8a(3x).NSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCG CTGTCCTGCGCCGCCTCTGG CD28zRYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS ATTCACTTTTAGCTCCTATG GGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQMTQSCTATGTCTTGGGTAAGGCA PSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASPDINSYL GGCCCCTGGTAAAGGACTANWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYRANRLVDG GAGTGGGTGGCCTCGATCT VPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDICCCGTGGTGGCACTACATA ATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGGGTKVEIKK CTACGCCGACTCCGTTAAAGPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPE GCCGGTTTACCATCTCCCGT ASRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTGACAACTCTAAAAATACTTT TPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEASR GTACCTGCAAATGAACTCCCPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPA TGCGGGCAGAAGACACAGC PRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEACRPAACGTGTACTATTGCGGGCGT GGAVHTRGLDFACDIYIWAPLAGT TACGATTACGACGGATATTACGVLLLSLVITLYCNHRNRSKRSRG CGCAATGGACTACTGGGGC GHSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKHYQPYCAGGGCACACTGGTCACCG APPRDFAAYRSRVKFSRSADAPAY TGAGCAGCGGGGGCGGAGQQGQNQLYNELNLGRREEYDVLD GAAGTGGAGGAGGCGGTA KRRGRDPEMGGKPRRKNPQEGLYGTGGTGGGGGAGGAAGCG NELQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGERRR ATATACAAATGACTCAGTCCGKGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTYDALH CCTAGTAGCCTTAGTGCTAG MQALPPR TGTGGGAGACAGAGTGACCATCACCTGCAAAGCATCTCC TGATATCAATTCCTACCTTA ACTGGTATCAACAGAAGCCTGGCAAAGCTCCAAAGCTC CTGATTTATCGCGCGAACA GATTGGTCGATGGGGTCCCTTCCAGATTCAGCGGCTCA GGGTCAGGGACCGATTTCA CCCTCACAATTAGTTCACTTCAGCCCGAGGACATCGCCA CGTATTATTGCCTTCAGTAC GATGAGTTCCCTTACACCTTTGGCGGGGGAACTAAAGTC GAAATTAAGAAGCCTACCA CCACCCCCGCACCTCGTCCTCCAACCCCTGCACCTACGAT TGCCAGTCAGCCTCTTTCAC TGCGGCCTGAGGCCAGCAGACCAGCTGCCGGCGGTGCC GTCCATACAAGAGGACTGG ACTTCGCGTCCGATAAACCTACTACCACTCCAGCCCCAAG GCCCCCAACCCCAGCACCG ACTATCGCATCACAGCCTTTGTCACTGCGTCCTGAAGCC AGCCGGCCAGCTGCAGGG GGGGCCGTCCACACAAGGGGACTCGACTTTGCGAGTGA TAAGCCCACCACCACCCCTG CCCCTAGACCTCCAACCCCAGCCCCTACAATCGCCAGCCA GCCCCTGAGCCTGAGGCCC GAAGCCTGTAGACCTGCCGCTGGCGGAGCCGTGCACAC CAGAGGCCTGGATTTCGCC TGCGACATCTACATCTGGGCCCCTCTGGCCGGCACCTGT GGCGTGCTGCTGCTGAGCC TGGTCATCACCCTGTACTGCAACCACCGGAATAGGAGCA AGCGGAGCAGAGGCGGCC ACAGCGACTACATGAACATGACCCCCCGGAGGCCTGGC CCCACCCGGAAGCACTACC AGCCCTACGCCCCTCCCAGGGACTTCGCCGCCTACCGGA GCCGGGTGAAGTTCAGCCG GAGCGCCGACGCCCCTGCCTACCAGCAGGGCCAGAACC AGCTGTACAACGAGCTGAA CCTGGGCCGGAGGGAGGAGTACGACGTGCTGGACAAG CGGAGAGGCCGGGACCCT GAGATGGGCGGCAAGCCCCGGAGAAAGAACCCTCAGGA GGGCCTGTATAACGAACTG CAGAAAGACAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTACAGCGAGATCGG CATGAAGGGCGAGCGGCG GAGGGGCAAGGGCCACGACGGCCTGTACCAGGGCCTG AGCACCGCCACCAAGGATA CCTACGACGCCCTGCACATGCAGGCCCTGCCCCCCAGA hROR1 621 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 622GAAGTGCAGCTTGTGGAGT (VH-VL)_ SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEW CAGGAGGAGGGCTAGTTCA14-4. VASISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRD GCCAGGCGGCTCTCTGAGA CD8a(3x).NVRNILYLQMSSLRSEDTAMYYCG CTATCTTGTGCTGCCTCCGG CD28zRYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSS CTTCACATTTAGCTCTTATG GGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQMTQSCAATGTCCTGGGTCCGCCA PSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASPDINSYL GGCCCCTGGTAAAGGCCTGNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYRANRLVDG GAATGGGTTGCTTCTATCTC VPSRFSGSGSGTDYTLTISSLQPEDFTAGAGGCGGAACCACTTAC ATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGAGTKVEIKK TACCCTGATTCAGTGAAGGPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPE GGAGATTCACAATTAGTAG ASRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTGGACAACGTGCGGAACATC TPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEASR CTCTACCTACAGATGTCAAGPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPA TTTACGCAGTGAGGACACT PRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEACRPAAGCGATGTATTACTGCGGTC GGAVHTRGLDFACDIYIWAPLAGT GATACGATTATGATGGATACGVLLLSLVITLYCNHRNRSKRSRG TTATGCAATGGATTATTGG GHSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKHYQPYGGCCAGGGCACTCTGGTCA APPRDFAAYRSRVKFSRSADAPAY CAGTATCTTCCGGCGGCGGQQGQNQLYNELNLGRREEYDVLD TGGTTCTGGCGGTGGTGGA KRRGRDPEMGGKPRRKNPQEGLYAGCGGAGGGGGGGGGTCC NELQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGERRR GACATCCAGATGACCCAATGKGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTYDALH CACCATCGAGTCTTAGTGCA MQALPPR TCCGTTGGGGATAGAGTGACAATCACTTGTAAGGCATCC CCGGACATCAACTCATATCT TAATTGGTATCAGCAAAAGCCGGGCAAGGCCCCTAAGC TCCTGATTTATAGGGCCAAC CGCCTTGTGGATGGAGTCCCCTCCCGCTTTAGTGGAAGC GGCTCTGGCACAGACTACA CCCTGACTATCAGCTCCTTGCAGCCTGAGGATTTTGCTAC CTACTACTGTCTTCAGTACG ATGAATTTCCATACACTTTCGGTGCTGGGACAAAAGTGG AGATCAAAAAGCCTACCAC CACCCCCGCACCTCGTCCTCCAACCCCTGCACCTACGATT GCCAGTCAGCCTCTTTCACT GCGGCCTGAGGCCAGCAGACCAGCTGCCGGCGGTGCCG TCCATACAAGAGGACTGGA CTTCGCGTCCGATAAACCTACTACCACTCCAGCCCCAAGG CCCCCAACCCCAGCACCGAC TATCGCATCACAGCCTTTGTCACTGCGTCCTGAAGCCAG CCGGCCAGCTGCAGGGGG GGCCGTCCACACAAGGGGACTCGACTTTGCGAGTGATA AGCCCACCACCACCCCTGCC CCTAGACCTCCAACCCCAGCCCCTACAATCGCCAGCCAGC CCCTGAGCCTGAGGCCCGA AGCCTGTAGACCTGCCGCTGGCGGAGCCGTGCACACCA GAGGCCTGGATTTCGCCTG CGACATCTACATCTGGGCCCCTCTGGCCGGCACCTGTGG CGTGCTGCTGCTGAGCCTG GTCATCACCCTGTACTGCAACCACCGGAATAGGAGCAAG CGGAGCAGAGGCGGCCAC AGCGACTACATGAACATGACCCCCCGGAGGCCTGGCCC CACCCGGAAGCACTACCAG CCCTACGCCCCTCCCAGGGACTTCGCCGCCTACCGGAGC CGGGTGAAGTTCAGCCGGA GCGCCGACGCCCCTGCCTACCAGCAGGGCCAGAACCAG CTGTACAACGAGCTGAACC TGGGCCGGAGGGAGGAGTACGACGTGCTGGACAAGCG GAGAGGCCGGGACCCTGA GATGGGCGGCAAGCCCCGGAGAAAGAACCCTCAGGAG GGCCTGTATAACGAACTGC AGAAAGACAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTACAGCGAGATCGGC ATGAAGGGCGAGCGGCGG AGGGGCAAGGGCCACGACGGCCTGTACCAGGGCCTGA GCACCGCCACCAAGGATAC CTACGACGCCCTGCACATGCAGGCCCTGCCCCCCAGA hROR1 623 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 624GAAGTGCAACTGGTCGAGT (VH_5-VL_14). SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWCTGGGGGCGGCCTTGTGCA CD8a(3x). VSSISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDNACCTGGAGGCAGCCTTCGA CD28z SKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGR CTCAGTTGCGCCGCGTCTGYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSSG GTTTTACCTTCTCCTCTTACG GGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQMTQSPSCGATGAGCTGGGTTCGCCA SLSASVGDRVTITCKASPDINSYLN GGCCCCCGGCAAGGGACTTWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYRANRLVDGV GAGTGGGTTAGTTCGATCT PSRFSGSGSGTDYTLTISSLQPEDFACCCGCGGAGGCACCACATA TYYCLQYDEFPYTFGAGTKVEIKKPT TTATCCTGACTCGGTTAAGGTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEAS GACGCTTCACTATCTCTAGG RPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPGACAATTCAAAGAACACAC APRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEASRPA TGTATCTCCAAATGAACTCCAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPAPR TTGCGGGCCGAGGACACTG PPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEACRPAAGCTGTGTATTATTGCGGACG GAVHTRGLDFACDIYIWAPLAGTC ATACGACTACGATGGGTATGVLLLSLVITLYCNHRNRSKRSRGG TACGCCATGGATTACTGGG HSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKHYQPYAGGCAAGGTACACTGGTCAC PPRDFAAYRSRVKFSRSADAPAYQ TGTGAGTTCGGGGGGCGGCQGQNQLYNELNLGRREEYDVLDKR GGAAGTGGTGGAGGGGGA RGRDPEMGGKPRRKNPQEGLYNEAGTGGTGGAGGAGGAAGC LQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGERRRGK GATATACAGATGACACAGAGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTYDALHMQ GCCCTTCAAGTTTATCTGCA ALPPR AGCGTCGGCGATCGTGTTACAATAACTTGCAAGGCATCT CCCGACATCAATTCCTACCT CAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCTGGGAAGGCTCCTAAGC TGCTTATTTACAGAGCAAAT CGCCTGGTGGACGGCGTGCCCAGTCGGTTTTCCGGGTCT GGGAGCGGAACGGATTACA CACTGACCATCTCAAGCCTGCAACCCGAAGACTTCGCTAC ATATTACTGCCTTCAGTATG ATGAGTTCCCATATACCTTCGGCGCTGGGACCAAGGTG GAGATAAAGAAGCCTACCA CCACCCCCGCACCTCGTCCTCCAACCCCTGCACCTACGAT TGCCAGTCAGCCTCTTTCAC TGCGGCCTGAGGCCAGCAGACCAGCTGCCGGCGGTGCC GTCCATACAAGAGGACTGG ACTTCGCGTCCGATAAACCTACTACCACTCCAGCCCCAAG GCCCCCAACCCCAGCACCG ACTATCGCATCACAGCCTTTGTCACTGCGTCCTGAAGCC AGCCGGCCAGCTGCAGGG GGGGCCGTCCACACAAGGGGACTCGACTTTGCGAGTGA TAAGCCCACCACCACCCCTG CCCCTAGACCTCCAACCCCAGCCCCTACAATCGCCAGCCA GCCCCTGAGCCTGAGGCCC GAAGCCTGTAGACCTGCCGCTGGCGGAGCCGTGCACAC CAGAGGCCTGGATTTCGCC TGCGACATCTACATCTGGGCCCCTCTGGCCGGCACCTGT GGCGTGCTGCTGCTGAGCC TGGTCATCACCCTGTACTGCAACCACCGGAATAGGAGCA AGCGGAGCAGAGGCGGCC ACAGCGACTACATGAACATGACCCCCCGGAGGCCTGGC CCCACCCGGAAGCACTACC AGCCCTACGCCCCTCCCAGGGACTTCGCCGCCTACCGGA GCCGGGTGAAGTTCAGCCG GAGCGCCGACGCCCCTGCCTACCAGCAGGGCCAGAACC AGCTGTACAACGAGCTGAA CCTGGGCCGGAGGGAGGAGTACGACGTGCTGGACAAG CGGAGAGGCCGGGACCCT GAGATGGGCGGCAAGCCCCGGAGAAAGAACCCTCAGGA GGGCCTGTATAACGAACTG CAGAAAGACAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTACAGCGAGATCGG CATGAAGGGCGAGCGGCG GAGGGGCAAGGGCCACGACGGCCTGTACCAGGGCCTG AGCACCGCCACCAAGGATA CCTACGACGCCCTGCACATGCAGGCCCTGCCCCCCAGA hROR1 625 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA 626GAAGTGCAACTGGTCGAGT (VH_5-VL_16). SGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWCTGGGGGCGGCCTTGTGCA CD8a(3x). VSSISRGGTTYYPDSVKGRFTISRDNACCTGGAGGCAGCCTTCGA CD28z SKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCGR CTCAGTTGCGCCGCGTCTGYDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSSG GTTTTACCTTCTCCTCTTACG GGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQMTQSPSCGATGAGCTGGGTTCGCCA SLSASVGDRVTITCKASPDINSYLN GGCCCCCGGCAAGGGACTTWYQQKPGKAPKVLIYRANRLVDG GAGTGGGTTAGTTCGATCT VPSRFSGSGSGTDYTLTISSLQPEDFCCCGCGGAGGCACCACATA ATYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQGTKVEIKK TTATCCTGACTCGGTTAAGGPTTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPE GACGCTTCACTATCTCTAGG ASRPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTGACAATTCAAAGAACACAC TPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEASR TGTATCTCCAAATGAACTCCPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPA TTGCGGGCCGAGGACACTG PRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEACRPAACTGTGTATTATTGCGGACG GGAVHTRGLDFACDIYIWAPLAGT ATACGACTACGATGGGTATCGVLLLSLVITLYCNHRNRSKRSRG TACGCCATGGATTACTGGG GHSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKHYQPYGGCAAGGTACACTGGTCAC APPRDFAAYRSRVKFSRSADAPAY TGTGAGTTCGGGGGGCGGCQQGQNQLYNELNLGRREEYDVLD GGAAGTGGTGGAGGGGGA KRRGRDPEMGGKPRRKNPQEGLYAGTGGTGGAGGAGGAAGC NELQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGERRR GATATTCAGATGACCCAGTCGKGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTYDALH GCCCAGCAGTCTCTCGGCCT MQALPPR CAGTGGGCGACCGGGTCACTATCACTTGCAAAGCAAGTC CTGATATAAACTCCTATCTT AATTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCAAGGCACCTAAGGT TCTGATATATCGCGCAAATC GGCTCGTGGATGGAGTACCCAGCCGATTTTCCGGCAGC GGCTCAGGCACTGACTACA CACTGACAATCAGCAGCTTGCAGCCTGAAGATTTCGCC ACATACTATTGTCTACAGTA CGACGAGTTCCCTTATACATTCGGCCAGGGGACCAAGGT CGAGATCAAGAAGCCTACC ACCACCCCCGCACCTCGTCCTCCAACCCCTGCACCTACGA TTGCCAGTCAGCCTCTTTCA CTGCGGCCTGAGGCCAGCAGACCAGCTGCCGGCGGTGC CGTCCATACAAGAGGACTG GACTTCGCGTCCGATAAACCTACTACCACTCCAGCCCCAA GGCCCCCAACCCCAGCACC GACTATCGCATCACAGCCTTTGTCACTGCGTCCTGAAGCC AGCCGGCCAGCTGCAGGG GGGGCCGTCCACACAAGGGGACTCGACTTTGCGAGTGA TAAGCCCACCACCACCCCTG CCCCTAGACCTCCAACCCCAGCCCCTACAATCGCCAGCCA GCCCCTGAGCCTGAGGCCC GAAGCCTGTAGACCTGCCGCTGGCGGAGCCGTGCACAC CAGAGGCCTGGATTTCGCC TGCGACATCTACATCTGGGCCCCTCTGGCCGGCACCTGT GGCGTGCTGCTGCTGAGCC TGGTCATCACCCTGTACTGCAACCACCGGAATAGGAGCA AGCGGAGCAGAGGCGGCC ACAGCGACTACATGAACATGACCCCCCGGAGGCCTGGC CCCACCCGGAAGCACTACC AGCCCTACGCCCCTCCCAGGGACTTCGCCGCCTACCGGA GCCGGGTGAAGTTCAGCCG GAGCGCCGACGCCCCTGCCTACCAGCAGGGCCAGAACC AGCTGTACAACGAGCTGAA CCTGGGCCGGAGGGAGGAGTACGACGTGCTGGACAAG CGGAGAGGCCGGGACCCT GAGATGGGCGGCAAGCCCCGGAGAAAGAACCCTCAGGA GGGCCTGTATAACGAACTG CAGAAAGACAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTACAGCGAGATCGG CATGAAGGGCGAGCGGCG GAGGGGCAAGGGCCACGACGGCCTGTACCAGGGCCTG AGCACCGCCACCAAGGATA CCTACGACGCCCTGCACATGCAGGCCCTGCCCCCCAGA hROR1 627 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCSAS 628GAGGTTCAACTCGTGGAGT (VH_18- GFTFSSYAMSWVRQVPGKGLVWI CTGGAGGCGGGCTAGTGCAVL_04). SSISRGGTTYYADSVRGRFIISRDNA GCCTGGCGGCTCCCTGCGA CD8a(3x).KNTLYLEMNNLRGEDTAVYYCARY CTGTCTTGCAGCGCATCAG CD28zDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSSG GCTTTACATTCAGTTCTTAT GGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQMTQSPSGCCATGAGCTGGGTGAGGC SLSASVGDRVTITCQASPDINSYLN AGGTGCCCGGCAAGGGTCTWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYRANNLETGV GGTGTGGATCAGCTCAATC PSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDIATCCAGGGGCGGGACTACAT TYYCLQYDEFPYTFGQGTKLEIKKPT ATTACGCCGATTCGGTCAGTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEAS GGGTCGTTTTATCATTAGCA RPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPGGGATAATGCCAAGAACAC APRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEASRPA CTTGTATTTGGAGATGAACAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPAPR AACCTAAGAGGCGAAGACA PPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEACRPAAGCCGCTGTGTACTATTGTGCC GAVHTRGLDFACDIYIWAPLAGTC CGTTACGACTACGATGGGTGVLLLSLVITLYCNHRNRSKRSRGG ACTACGCCATGGACTATTG HSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKHYQPYAGGGCCAGGGAACCTTGGTG PPRDFAAYRSRVKFSRSADAPAYQ ACTGTGTCAAGTGGCGGGGQGQNQLYNELNLGRREEYDVLDKR GCGGCAGCGGAGGCGGTG RGRDPEMGGKPRRKNPQEGLYNEGCAGCGGAGGCGGCGGTT LQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGERRRGK CTGATATTCAAATGACGCAAGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTYDALHMQ AGTCCCAGCAGCCTCTCCGC ALPPR CTCCGTTGGAGACAGGGTGACTATTACATGCCAAGCCAG CCCCGATATTAATAGCTACT TAAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCTGGGAAGGCACCTAAA CTTCTCATCTACCGCGCTAA CAATCTGGAGACCGGCGTGCCGTCTAGATTTTCCGGCTC TGGATCAGGGACCGATTTT ACTCTGACAATTAGTTCCCTGCAACCCGAAGACATCGCC ACTTATTATTGCCTGCAATA TGATGAGTTTCCTTACACATTTGGTCAGGGAACTAAACT AGAGATTAAGAAGCCTACC ACCACCCCCGCACCTCGTCCTCCAACCCCTGCACCTACGA TTGCCAGTCAGCCTCTTTCA CTGCGGCCTGAGGCCAGCAGACCAGCTGCCGGCGGTGC CGTCCATACAAGAGGACTG GACTTCGCGTCCGATAAACCTACTACCACTCCAGCCCCAA GGCCCCCAACCCCAGCACC GACTATCGCATCACAGCCTTTGTCACTGCGTCCTGAAGCC AGCCGGCCAGCTGCAGGG GGGGCCGTCCACACAAGGGGACTCGACTTTGCGAGTGA TAAGCCCACCACCACCCCTG CCCCTAGACCTCCAACCCCAGCCCCTACAATCGCCAGCCA GCCCCTGAGCCTGAGGCCC GAAGCCTGTAGACCTGCCGCTGGCGGAGCCGTGCACAC CAGAGGCCTGGATTTCGCC TGCGACATCTACATCTGGGCCCCTCTGGCCGGCACCTGT GGCGTGCTGCTGCTGAGCC TGGTCATCACCCTGTACTGCAACCACCGGAATAGGAGCA AGCGGAGCAGAGGCGGCC ACAGCGACTACATGAACATGACCCCCCGGAGGCCTGGC CCCACCCGGAAGCACTACC AGCCCTACGCCCCTCCCAGGGACTTCGCCGCCTACCGGA GCCGGGTGAAGTTCAGCCG GAGCGCCGACGCCCCTGCCTACCAGCAGGGCCAGAACC AGCTGTACAACGAGCTGAA CCTGGGCCGGAGGGAGGAGTACGACGTGCTGGACAAG CGGAGAGGCCGGGACCCT GAGATGGGCGGCAAGCCCCGGAGAAAGAACCCTCAGGA GGGCCTGTATAACGAACTG CAGAAAGACAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTACAGCGAGATCGG CATGAAGGGCGAGCGGCG GAGGGGCAAGGGCCACGACGGCCTGTACCAGGGCCTG AGCACCGCCACCAAGGATA CCTACGACGCCCTGCACATGCAGGCCCTGCCCCCCAGA GAGGTTCAACTCGTGGAGT CTGGAGGCGGGCTAGTGCAGCCTGGCGGCTCCCTGCGA CTGTCTTGCAGCGCATCAG GCTTTACATTCAGTTCTTATGCCATGAGCTGGGTGAGGC AGGTGCCCGGCAAGGGTCT GGTGTGGATCAGCTCAATCTCCAGGGGCGGGACTACAT hROR1 629 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCSAS 630ATTACGCCGATTCGGTCAG (VH_18- GFTFSSYAMSWVRQVPGKGLVWI GGGTCGTTTTATCATTAGCAVL_14). SSISRGGTTYYADSVRGRFIISRDNA GGGATAATGCCAAGAACAC CD8a(3x).KNTLYLEMNNLRGEDTAVYYCARY CTTGTATTTGGAGATGAAC CD28zDYDGYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSSG AACCTAAGAGGCGAAGACA GGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQMTQSPSCCGCTGTGTACTATTGTGCC SLSASVGDRVTITCKASPDINSYLN CGTTACGACTACGATGGGTWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYRANRLVDGV ACTACGCCATGGACTATTG PSRFSGSGSGTDYTLTISSLQPEDFAGGGCCAGGGAACCTTGGTG TYYCLQYDEFPYTFGAGTKVEIKKPT ACTGTGTCAAGTGGCGGGGTTPAPRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEAS GCGGCAGCGGAGGCGGTG RPAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPGCAGCGGAGGCGGCGGTT APRPPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEASRPA CTGATATACAGATGACACAAGGAVHTRGLDFASDKPTTTPAPR GAGCCCTTCAAGTTTATCTG PPTPAPTIASQPLSLRPEACRPAAGCAAGCGTCGGCGATCGTGT GAVHTRGLDFACDIYIWAPLAGTC TACAATAACTTGCAAGGCATGVLLLSLVITLYCNHRNRSKRSRGG CTCCCGACATCAATTCCTAC HSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKHYQPYACTCAACTGGTATCAGCAGA PPRDFAAYRSRVKFSRSADAPAYQ AGCCTGGGAAGGCTCCTAAQGQNQLYNELNLGRREEYDVLDKR GCTGCTTATTTACAGAGCAA RGRDPEMGGKPRRKNPQEGLYNEATCGCCTGGTGGACGGCGT LQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGERRRGK GCCCAGTCGGTTTTCCGGGGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTYDALHMQ TCTGGGAGCGGAACGGATT ALPPR ACACACTGACCATCTCAAGCCTGCAACCCGAAGACTTCG CTACATATTACTGCCTTCAG TATGATGAGTTCCCATATACCTTCGGCGCTGGGACCAAG GTGGAGATAAAGAAGCCTA CCACCACCCCCGCACCTCGTCCTCCAACCCCTGCACCTAC GATTGCCAGTCAGCCTCTTT CACTGCGGCCTGAGGCCAGCAGACCAGCTGCCGGCGGT GCCGTCCATACAAGAGGAC TGGACTTCGCGTCCGATAAACCTACTACCACTCCAGCCC CAAGGCCCCCAACCCCAGC ACCGACTATCGCATCACAGCCTTTGTCACTGCGTCCTGAA GCCAGCCGGCCAGCTGCAG GGGGGGCCGTCCACACAAGGGGACTCGACTTTGCGAGT GATAAGCCCACCACCACCCC TGCCCCTAGACCTCCAACCCCAGCCCCTACAATCGCCAGC CAGCCCCTGAGCCTGAGGC CCGAAGCCTGTAGACCTGCCGCTGGCGGAGCCGTGCAC ACCAGAGGCCTGGATTTCG CCTGCGACATCTACATCTGGGCCCCTCTGGCCGGCACCT GTGGCGTGCTGCTGCTGAG CCTGGTCATCACCCTGTACTGCAACCACCGGAATAGGAG CAAGCGGAGCAGAGGCGG CCACAGCGACTACATGAACATGACCCCCCGGAGGCCTG GCCCCACCCGGAAGCACTA CCAGCCCTACGCCCCTCCCAGGGACTTCGCCGCCTACCG GAGCCGGGTGAAGTTCAGC CGGAGCGCCGACGCCCCTGCCTACCAGCAGGGCCAGAA CCAGCTGTACAACGAGCTG AACCTGGGCCGGAGGGAGGAGTACGACGTGCTGGACA AGCGGAGAGGCCGGGACC CTGAGATGGGCGGCAAGCCCCGGAGAAAGAACCCTCAG GAGGGCCTGTATAACGAAC TGCAGAAAGACAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTACAGCGAGATC GGCATGAAGGGCGAGCGG CGGAGGGGCAAGGGCCACGACGGCCTGTACCAGGGCC TGAGCACCGCCACCAAGGA TACCTACGACGCCCTGCACATGCAGGCCCTGCCCCCCAG A IgG4-Fc 12 amino acid 631 ESKYGPPCPPCPhinge region RTS-COMPONENTS VP16 632 GPKKKRKVAPPTDVSLGDELHLDG 633GGCCCCAAGAAGAAAAGG activation EDVAMAHADALDDFDLDMLGDG AAGGTGGCCCCCCCCACCGdomain DSPGPGFTPHDSAPYGALDMADF ACGTGAGCCTGGGCGACGA EFEQMFTDALGIDEYGGGCTGCACCTGGACGGCGAG GACGTGGCCATGGCCCACG CCGACGCCCTGGACGACTTCGACCTGGACATGCTGGGC GACGGCGACAGCCCCGGCC CCGGCTTCACCCCCCACGACAGCGCCCCCTACGGCGCCC TGGACATGGCCGACTTCGA GTTCGAGCAGATGTTCACCGACGCCCTGGGCATCGACG AGTACGGCGGC Retinoid x 634 EMPVDRILEAELAVEQKSDQGVEG635 GAGATGCCCGTGGACAGGA receptor PGGTGGSGSSPNDPVTNICQAADKTTCTGGAGGCCGAACTCGC (RxR) QLFTLVEWAKRIPHFSSLPLDDQVIL CGTGGAGCAGAAAAGCGACLRAGWNELLIASFSHRSIDVRDGILL CAGGGCGTGGAGGGCCCC ATGLHVHRNSAHSAGVGAIFDRVLGGCGGAACCGGCGGCAGC TELVSKMRDMRMDKTELGCLRAII GGCAGCAGCCCCAACGACCLFNPEVRGLKSAQEVELLREKVYAA CCGTGACCAACATCTGCCA LEEYTRTTHPDEPGRFAKLLLRLPSLGGCCGCCGACAAGCAGCTG RSIGLKCLEHLFFFRLIGDVPIDTFLM TTCACCCTGGTGGAGTGGGEMLESPSDS CCAAGAGGATTCCCCACTTC AGCAGCCTGCCCCTGGACG ACCAGGTGATCCTGCTGAGGGCCGGATGGAACGAGCTG CTGATCGCCAGCTTCAGCCA CAGGAGCATCGACGTGAGGGACGGCATCCTGCTGGCCA CCGGCCTGCACGTCCATAG GAACAGCGCCCACAGCGCCGGAGTGGGCGCCATCTTCG ACAGGGTGCTGACCGAGCT GGTGAGCAAGATGAGGGACATGAGGATGGACAAGACC GAGCTGGGCTGCCTGAGGG CCATCATCCTGTTCAACCCCGAGGTGAGGGGCCTGAAA AGCGCCCAGGAGGTGGAG CTGCTGAGGGAGAAGGTGTACGCCGCCCTGGAGGAGTA CACCAGGACCACCCACCCC GACGAGCCCGGCAGATTCGCCAAGCTGCTGCTGAGGCT GCCCAGCCTGAGGAGCATC GGCCTGAAGTGCCTGGAGCACCTGTTCTTCTTCAGGCTG ATCGGCGACGTGCCCATCG ACACCTTCCTGATGGAGATGCTGGAGAGCCCCAGCGAC AGC VP16-linker- 636 GPKKKRKVAPPTDVSLGDELHLDG 637GGCCCCAAGAAGAAAAGG RxR EDVAMAHADALDDFDLDMLGDG AAGGTGGCCCCCCCCACCGDSPGPGFTPHDSAPYGALDMADF ACGTGAGCCTGGGCGACGA EFEQMFTDALGIDEYGGEFEMPVDGCTGCACCTGGACGGCGAG RILEAELAVEQKSDQGVEGPGGTG GACGTGGCCATGGCCCACGGSGSSPNDPVTNICQAADKQLFTL CCGACGCCCTGGACGACTT VEWAKRIPHFSSLPLDDQVILLRAGCGACCTGGACATGCTGGGC WNELLIASFSHRSIDVRDGILLATGL GACGGCGACAGCCCCGGCCHVHRNSAHSAGVGAIFDRVLTELV CCGGCTTCACCCCCCACGAC SKMRDMRMDKTELGCLRAIILFNPAGCGCCCCCTACGGCGCCC EVRGLKSAQEVELLREKVYAALEEY TGGACATGGCCGACTTCGATRTTHPDEPGRFAKLLLRLPSLRSIG GTTCGAGCAGATGTTCACCLKCLEHLFFFRLIGDVPIDTFLMEML GACGCCCTGGGCATCGACG ESPSDSAGTACGGCGGCGAATTCGA GATGCCCGTGGACAGGATT CTGGAGGCCGAACTCGCCGTGGAGCAGAAAAGCGACCA GGGCGTGGAGGGCCCCGG CGGAACCGGCGGCAGCGGCAGCAGCCCCAACGACCCC GTGACCAACATCTGCCAGG CCGCCGACAAGCAGCTGTTCACCCTGGTGGAGTGGGCC AAGAGGATTCCCCACTTCA GCAGCCTGCCCCTGGACGACCAGGTGATCCTGCTGAGG GCCGGATGGAACGAGCTGC TGATCGCCAGCTTCAGCCACAGGAGCATCGACGTGAGG GACGGCATCCTGCTGGCCA CCGGCCTGCACGTCCATAGGAACAGCGCCCACAGCGCC GGAGTGGGCGCCATCTTCG ACAGGGTGCTGACCGAGCTGGTGAGCAAGATGAGGGA CATGAGGATGGACAAGACC GAGCTGGGCTGCCTGAGGGCCATCATCCTGTTCAACCCC GAGGTGAGGGGCCTGAAA AGCGCCCAGGAGGTGGAGCTGCTGAGGGAGAAGGTGT ACGCCGCCCTGGAGGAGTA CACCAGGACCACCCACCCCGACGAGCCCGGCAGATTCG CCAAGCTGCTGCTGAGGCT GCCCAGCCTGAGGAGCATCGGCCTGAAGTGCCTGGAGC ACCTGTTCTTCTTCAGGCTG ATCGGCGACGTGCCCATCGACACCTTCCTGATGGAGAT GCTGGAGAGCCCCAGCGAC AGC GAL4 DNA 638MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKP 639 ATGAAGCTGCTGAGCAGCA BindingKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPLTR TCGAGCAGGCTTGCGACAT DomainAHLTEVESRLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLD CTGCAGGCTGAAGAAGCTG MILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQDNVAAGTGCAGCAAGGAGAAG NKDAVTDRLASVETDMPLTLRQHR CCCAAGTGCGCCAAGTGCCISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVSPEF TGAAGAACAACTGGGAGTG CAGATACAGCCCCAAGACCAAGAGGAGCCCCCTGACCA GGGCCCACCTGACCGAGGT GGAGAGCAGGCTGGAGAGGCTGGAGCAGCTGTTCCTG CTGATCTTCCCCAGGGAGG ACCTGGACATGATCCTGAAGATGGACAGCCTGCAAGAC ATCAAGGCCCTGCTGACCG GCCTGTTCGTGCAGGACAACGTGAACAAGGACGCCGTG ACCGACAGGCTGGCCAGCG TGGAGACCGACATGCCCCTGACCCTGAGGCAGCACAGG ATCAGCGCCACCAGCAGCA GCGAGGAGAGCAGCAACAAGGGCCAGAGGCAGCTGAC CGTGAGCCCCGAGTTT Ecdysone 640IRPECVVPETQCAMKRKEKKAQKE 641 ATCAGGCCCGAGTGCGTGG ReceptorKDKLPVSTTTVDDHMPPIMQCEPP TGCCCGAGACCCAGTGCGC LigandPPEAARIHEVVPRFLSDKLLVTNRQ CATGAAAAGGAAGGAGAA BindingKNIPQLTANQQFLIARLIWYQDGYE GAAGGCCCAGAAGGAGAA Domain-VYQPSDEDLKRITQTWQQADDENEE GGACAAGCTGCCCGTGAGC variant (EcR)SDTPFRQITEMTILTVQLIVEFAKGL ACCACCACCGTCGATGACC PGFAKISQPDQITLLKACSSEVMMLACATGCCCCCCATCATGCAG RVARRYDAASDSILFANNQAYTRD TGCGAGCCCCCCCCCCCCGANYRKAGMAEVIEDLLHFCRCMYS GGCCGCCAGGATTCACGAG MALDNIHYALLTAVVIFSDRPGLEQGTCGTGCCCAGGTTCCTGA PQLVEEIQRYYLNTLRIYILNQLSGS GCGACAAGCTGCTGGTGACARSSVIYGKILSILSELRTLGMQNSN CAACAGGCAGAAGAACATC MCISLKLKNRKLPPFLEEIWDVADCCCCAGCTGACCGCCAACC MSHTQPPPILESPTNL AGCAGTTCCTGATCGCCAGGCTGATCTGGTATCAGGAC GGCTACGAGCAGCCCAGCG ACGAGGACCTGAAAAGGATCACCCAGACCTGGCAGCAG GCCGACGACGAGAACGAG GAGAGCGACACCCCCTTCAGGCAGATCACCGAGATGAC CATCCTGACCGTGCAGCTG ATCGTGGAGTTCGCCAAGGGCCTGCCCGGATTCGCCAA GATCAGCCAGCCCGACCAG ATCACCCTGCTGAAGGCTTGCAGCAGCGAGGTGATGAT GCTGAGGGTGGCCAGGAG GTACGACGCCGCCAGCGACAGCATCCTGTTCGCCAACAA CCAGGCTTACACCAGGGAC AACTACAGGAAGGCTGGCATGGCCGAGGTGATCGAGGA CCTCCTGCACTTCTGCAGAT GTATGTACAGCATGGCCCTGGACAACATCCACTACGCC CTGCTGACCGCCGTGGTGA TCTTCAGCGACAGGCCCGGCCTGGAGCAGCCCCAGCTG GTGGAGGAGATCCAGAGGT ACTACCTGAACACCCTGAGGATCTACATCCTGAACCAGC TGAGCGGCAGCGCCAGGA GCAGCGTGATCTACGGCAAGATCCTGAGCATCCTGAGC GAGCTGAGGACCCTGGGAA TGCAGAACAGCAATATGTGTATCAGCCTGAAGCTGAAG AACAGGAAGCTGCCCCCCT TCCTGGAGGAGATTTGGGACGTGGCCGACATGAGCCAC ACCCAGCCCCCCCCCATCCT GGAGAGCCCCACCAACCTG Ecdysone642 RPECVVPETQCAMKRKEKKAQKEK 643 CGGCCTGAGTGCGTAGTAC ReceptorDKLPVSTTTVDDHMPPIMQCEPPP CCGAGACTCAGTGCGCCAT LigandPEAARIHEVVPRFLSDKLLVTNRQK GAAGCGGAAAGAGAAGAA BindingNIPQLTANQQFLIARLIWYQDGYE AGCACAGAAGGAGAAGGA Domain_VYQPSDEDLKRITQTWQQADDENEE CAAACTGCCTGTCAGCACG variant (EcR)SDTPFRQITEMTILTVQLIVEFAKGL ACGACGGTGGACGACCACA PGFAKISQPDQITLLKACSSEVMMLTGCCGCCCATTATGCAGTGT RVARRYDAASDSILFANNQAYTRD GAACCTCCACCTCCTGAAGCNYRKAGMAEVIEDLLHFCRCMYS AGCAAGGATTCACGAAGTG MALDNIHYALLTAVVIFSDRPGLEQGTCCCAAGGTTTCTCTCCGA PQLVEEIQRYYLNTLRIYILNQLSGS CAAGCTGTTGGTGACAAACARSSVIYGKILSILSELRTLGMQNSN CGGCAGAAAAACATCCCCC MCISLKLKNRKLPPFLEEIWDVADAGTTGACAGCCAACCAGCA MSHTQPPPILESPTNL GTTCCTTATCGCCAGGCTCATCTGGTACCAGGACGGGTA CGAGCAGCCTTCTGATGAA GATTTGAAGAGGATTACGCAGACGTGGCAGCAAGCGG ACGATGAAAACGAAGAGTC GGACACTCCCTTCCGCCAGATCACAGAGATGACTATCCTC ACGGTCCAACTTATCGTGG AGTTCGCGAAGGGATTGCCAGGGTTCGCCAAGATCTCG CAGCCTGATCAAATTACGCT GCTTAAGGCTTGCTCAAGTGAGGTAATGATGCTCCGAG TCGCGCGACGATACGATGC GGCCTCAGACAGTATTCTGTTCGCGAACAACCAAGCGTA CACTCGCGACAACTACCGC AAGGCTGGCATGGCCGAGGTCATCGAGGATCTACTGCAC TTCTGCCGGTGCATGTACTC TATGGCGTTGGACAACATCCATTACGCGCTGCTCACGG CTGTCGTCATCTTTTCTGAC CGGCCAGGGTTGGAGCAGCCGCAACTGGTGGAAGAGAT CCAGCGGTACTACCTGAAT ACGCTCCGCATCTATATCCTGAACCAGCTGAGCGGGTCG GCGCGTTCGTCCGTCATATA CGGCAAGATCCTCTCAATCCTCTCTGAGCTACGCACGCTC GGCATGCAAAACTCCAACA TGTGCATCTCCCTCAAGCTCAAGAACAGAAAGCTGCCGC CTTTCCTCGAGGAGATCTG GGATGTGGCGGACATGTCGCACACCCAACCGCCGCCTAT CCTCGAGTCCCCCACGAATC TCTAG GAL4-Linker- 644MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKP 645 ATGAAGCTACTGTCTTCTAT EcRKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPLTR CGAACAAGCATGCGATATTAHLTEVESRLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLD TGCCGACTTAAAAAGCTCA MILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQDNVAGTGCTCCAAAGAAAAACC NKDAVTDRLASVETDMPLTLRQHR GAAGTGCGCCAAGTGTCTGISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVSPEFPG AAGAACAACTGGGAGTGTC IRPECVVPETQCAMKRKEKKAQKEGCTACTCTCCCAAAACCAAA KDKLPVSTTTVDDHMPPIMQCEPP AGGTCTCCGCTGACTAGGGPPEAARIHEVVPRFLSDKLLVTNRQ CACATCTGACAGAAGTGGA KNIPQLTANQQFLIARLIWYQDGYEATCAAGGCTAGAAAGACTG QPSDEDLKRITQTWQQADDENEE GAACAGCTATTTCTACTGATSDTPFRQITEMTILTVQLIVEFAKGL TTTTCCTCGAGAAGACCTTGPGFAKISQPDQITLLKACSSEVMML ACATGATTTTGAAAATGGAT RVARRYDAASDSILFANNQAYTRDTCTTTACAGGATATAAAAGC NYRKAGMAEVIEDLLHFCRCMYS ATTGTTAACAGGATTATTTGMALDNIHYALLTAVVIFSDRPGLEQ TACAAGATAATGTGAATAA PQLVEEIQRYYLNTLRIYILNQLSGSAGATGCCGTCACAGATAGA ARSSVIYGKILSILSELRTLGMQNSN TTGGCTTCAGTGGAGACTGMCISLKLKNRKLPPFLEEIWDVAD ATATGCCTCTAACATTGAGA MSHTQPPPILESPTNLCAGCATAGAATAAGTGCGA CATCATCATCGGAAGAGAG TAGTAACAAAGGTCAAAGACAGTTGACTGTATCGCCGG AATTCCCGGGGATCCGGCC TGAGTGCGTAGTACCCGAGACTCAGTGCGCCATGAAGC GGAAAGAGAAGAAAGCAC AGAAGGAGAAGGACAAACTGCCTGTCAGCACGACGAC GGTGGACGACCACATGCCG CCCATTATGCAGTGTGAACCTCCACCTCCTGAAGCAGCAA GGATTCACGAAGTGGTCCC AAGGTTTCTCTCCGACAAGCTGTTGGTGACAAACCGGCA GAAAAACATCCCCCAGTTG ACAGCCAACCAGCAGTTCCTTATCGCCAGGCTCATCTGGT ACCAGGACGGGTACGAGCA GCCTTCTGATGAAGATTTGAAGAGGATTACGCAGACGTG GCAGCAAGCGGACGATGAA AACGAAGAGTCGGACACTCCCTTCCGCCAGATCACAGA GATGACTATCCTCACGGTCC AACTTATCGTGGAGTTCGCGAAGGGATTGCCAGGGTTC GCCAAGATCTCGCAGCCTG ATCAAATTACGCTGCTTAAGGCTTGCTCAAGTGAGGTAA TGATGCTCCGAGTCGCGCG ACGATACGATGCGGCCTCAGACAGTATTCTGTTCGCGA ACAACCAAGCGTACACTCG CGACAACTACCGCAAGGCTGGCATGGCCGAGGTCATCG AGGATCTACTGCACTTCTGC CGGTGCATGTACTCTATGGCGTTGGACAACATCCATTAC GCGCTGCTCACGGCTGTCG TCATCTTTTCTGACCGGCCAGGGTTGGAGCAGCCGCAAC TGGTGGAAGAGATCCAGCG GTACTACCTGAATACGCTCCGCATCTATATCCTGAACCAG CTGAGCGGGTCGGCGCGTT CGTCCGTCATATACGGCAAGATCCTCTCAATCCTCTCTG AGCTACGCACGCTCGGCAT GCAAAACTCCAACATGTGCATCTCCCTCAAGCTCAAGAA CAGAAAGCTGCCGCCTTTCC TCGAGGAGATCTGGGATGTGGCGGACATGTCGCACACC CAACCGCCGCCTATCCTCGA GTCCCCCACGAATCTCTAGGAL4-Linker- 646 MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKP 647 ATGAAGCTGCTGAGCAGCA EcRKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPLTR TCGAGCAGGCTTGCGACATAHLTEVESRLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLD CTGCAGGCTGAAGAAGCTG MILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQDNVAAGTGCAGCAAGGAGAAG NKDAVTDRLASVETDMPLTLRQHR CCCAAGTGCGCCAAGTGCCISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVSPEFPG TGAAGAACAACTGGGAGTG RPECVVPETQCAMKRKEKKAQKEKCAGATACAGCCCCAAGACC DKLPVSTTTVDDHMPPIMQCEPPP AAGAGGAGCCCCCTGACCAPEAARIHEVVPRFLSDKLLVTNRQK GGGCCCACCTGACCGAGGT NIPQLTANQQFLIARLIWYQDGYEGGAGAGCAGGCTGGAGAG QPSDEDLKRITQTWQQADDENEE GCTGGAGCAGCTGTTCCTGSDTPFRQITEMTILTVQLIVEFAKGL CTGATCTTCCCCAGGGAGG PGFAKISQPDQITLLKACSSEVMMLACCTGGACATGATCCTGAA RVARRYDAASDSILFANNQAYTRD GATGGACAGCCTGCAAGACNYRKAGMAEVIEDLLHFCRCMYS ATCAAGGCCCTGCTGACCG MALDNIHYALLTAVVIFSDRPGLEQGCCTGTTCGTGCAGGACAA PQLVEEIQRYYLNTLRIYILNQLSGS CGTGAACAAGGACGCCGTGARSSVIYGKILSILSELRTLGMQNSN ACCGACAGGCTGGCCAGCG MCISLKLKNRKLPPFLEEIWDVADTGGAGACCGACATGCCCCT MSHTQPPPILESPTNL GACCCTGAGGCAGCACAGGATCAGCGCCACCAGCAGCA GCGAGGAGAGCAGCAACA AGGGCCAGAGGCAGCTGACCGTGAGCCCCGAGTTTCCC GGGCGGCCTGAGTGCGTAG TACCCGAGACTCAGTGCGCCATGAAGCGGAAAGAGAA GAAAGCACAGAAGGAGAA GGACAAACTGCCTGTCAGCACGACGACGGTGGACGACC ACATGCCGCCCATTATGCAG TGTGAACCTCCACCTCCTGAAGCAGCAAGGATTCACGAA GTGGTCCCAAGGTTTCTCTC CGACAAGCTGTTGGTGACAAACCGGCAGAAAAACATCC CCCAGTTGACAGCCAACCA GCAGTTCCTTATCGCCAGGCTCATCTGGTACCAGGACGG GTACGAGCAGCCTTCTGAT GAAGATTTGAAGAGGATTACGCAGACGTGGCAGCAAGC GGACGATGAAAACGAAGA GTCGGACACTCCCTTCCGCCAGATCACAGAGATGACTAT CCTCACGGTCCAACTTATCG TGGAGTTCGCGAAGGGATTGCCAGGGTTCGCCAAGATC TCGCAGCCTGATCAAATTAC GCTGCTTAAGGCTTGCTCAAGTGAGGTAATGATGCTCCG AGTCGCGCGACGATACGAT GCGGCCTCAGACAGTATTCTGTTCGCGAACAACCAAGC GTACACTCGCGACAACTACC GCAAGGCTGGCATGGCCGAGGTCATCGAGGATCTACTG CACTTCTGCCGGTGCATGTA CTCTATGGCGTTGGACAACATCCATTACGCGCTGCTCAC GGCTGTCGTCATCTTTTCTG ACCGGCCAGGGTTGGAGCAGCCGCAACTGGTGGAAGAG ATCCAGCGGTACTACCTGA ATACGCTCCGCATCTATATCCTGAACCAGCTGAGCGGGT CGGCGCGTTCGTCCGTCAT ATACGGCAAGATCCTCTCAATCCTCTCTGAGCTACGCACG CTCGGCATGCAAAACTCCA ACATGTGCATCTCCCTCAAGCTCAAGAACAGAAAGCTGC CGCCTTTCCTCGAGGAGATC TGGGATGTGGCGGACATGTCGCACACCCAACCGCCGCCT ATCCTCGAGTCCCCCACGAA TCTCTAG EMCV IRES 702CCCCCTCTCCCTCCCCCCCCC CTAACGTTACTGGCCGAAG CCGCTTGGAATAAGGCCGGTGTGCGTTTGTCTATATGTT ATTTTCCACCATATTGCCGT CTTTTGGCAATGTGAGGGCCCGGAAACCTGGCCCTGTC TTCTTGACGAGCATTCCTAG GGGTCTTTCCCCTCTCGCCAAAGGAATGCAAGGTCTGTT GAATGTCGTGAAGGAAGCA GTTCCTCTGGAAGCTTCTTGAAGACAAACAACGTCTGTA GCGACCCTTTGCAGGCAGC GGAACCCCCCACCTGGCGACAGGTGCCTCTGCGGCCAA AAGCCACGTGTATAAGATA CACCTGCAAAGGCGGCACAACCCCAGTGCCACGTTGTG AGTTGGATAGTTGTGGAAA GAGTCAAATGGCTCTCCTCAAGCGTATTCAACAAGGGGC TGAAGGATGCCCAGAAGGT ACCCCATTGTATGGGATCTGATCTGGGGCCTCGGTGCAC ATGCTTTACATGTGTTTAGT CGAGGTTAAAAAACGTCTAGGCCCCCCGAACCACGGGG ACGTGGTTTTCCTTTGAAAA ACACGATC 2xRbm3 IRES 703ACTAGTTTTATAATTTCTTCT TCCAGAATTTCTGACATTTT ATAATTTCTTCTTCCAGAAGACTCACAACCTC

1. A non-naturally occurring polynucleotide encoding: (a) a miRNA thatinhibits the expression of an immune checkpoint protein; and (b) achimeric receptor.
 2. The polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein the miRNAinhibits the expression of CTLA, PD-1, PD-L1, TIM3, TIGIT, LAG3, GITR,or PIK31P1. 3-6. (canceled)
 7. The polynucleotide of claim 2, comprisinga nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity with SEQID NO: 267 or that is capable of hybridizing under stringenthybridization conditions to the complement of SEQ ID NO:
 267. 8-9.(canceled)
 10. The polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein the chimericreceptor is a T-cell receptor or a chimeric antigen receptor. 11-12.(canceled)
 13. The polynucleotide of claim 10, wherein the chimericantigen receptor comprises an antigen-binding domain that binds to anepitope on ROR1.
 14. The polynucleotide of claim 13, wherein thechimeric antigen receptor comprises: (a) a variable light chain domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 347, 351,355, 359, 363, 367, 371, 375, 379, 383, 387, 391, 395, 399, 403, 407,411, 415, 419, 423, 427, 431, 435, 439, 443, 447, 451, 455, 459, and463, or a functional fragment or variant thereof; and/or (b) a variableheavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQID NOs: 349, 353, 357, 361, 365, 369, 373, 377, 381, 385, 389, 393, 397,401, 405, 409, 413, 417, 421, 425, 429, 433, 437, 441, 445, 449, 453,457, and 461, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. 15-17.(canceled)
 18. The polynucleotide of claim 10, wherein the chimericantigen receptor comprises a spacer comprising: (a) a stalk regioncomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 467, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof; and (b) a stalk extension region comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 473, or a functional fragment orvariant thereof. 19-31. (canceled)
 32. The polynucleotide of claim 1,further encoding a cytokine. 33-35. (canceled)
 36. The polynucleotide ofclaim 32, encoding a fusion protein comprising: (a) IL-15, or afunctional fragment or variant thereof; and (b) IL-15Rα, or a functionalfragment or variant thereof.
 37. The polynucleotide of claim 36, whereinthe fusion protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 523,or a functional fragment or variant thereof.
 38. (canceled)
 39. Thepolynucleotide of claim 1, further encoding a cell tag. 40-42.(canceled)
 43. The polynucleotide of claim 39, wherein the cell tagcomprises: (a) a truncated HER1, or a functional fragment or variantthereof; and a CD28 transmembrane domain, or a functional fragment orvariant thereof.
 44. (canceled)
 45. A vector comprising thepolynucleotide of claim
 1. 46. (canceled)
 47. The vector of claim 45,comprising a Sleeping Beauty transposon.
 48. A modified immune effectorcell comprising the polynucleotide of claim
 1. 49. A compositioncomprising the polynucleotide of claim
 1. 50-57. (canceled)
 58. A methodfor detecting a disease or disorder associated with the overexpressionof an antigen in a subject, the method comprising: a) contacting asample from the subject with one or more of the antibodies, orantigen-binding fragments thereof; and b) detecting an increased levelof binding of the antibody or fragment thereof to the sample as comparedto such binding to a control sample lacking the disease, therebydetecting the disease in the subject.
 59. A method for treating adisease or disorder comprising the serial administration ofpolynucleotides encoding a chimeric antigen receptor or a cellcomprising the same, wherein the encoded chimeric antigen receptors areselected from a collection of chimeric antigen receptors havingdifferent structural compositions and binding specificities for an arrayof antigen targets.
 60. (canceled)
 61. A kit comprising thepolynucleotide of claim
 1. 62. A method of treating a subject sufferingfrom a disease or disorder, comprising administering the cell of claim48 to a subject in need thereof.